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Court tomb in Tonadooravaun

Court tomb
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On a gentle NW-facing slope at W end of Tully Mountain. This tomb comprises a gallery (L c. 5m, Wth c. 1.4m) aligned E-W and divided by jambs into two chambers. The entrance, at E, is marked by two portal stones. A displaced lintel lies immediately to W. Three large slabs, apparently displaced roofstones, rest against the gallery walls, (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 4-5) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).

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