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Wedge tomb in Scrahallia

Wedge tomb
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On SW slopes of Cashel Hill. The monument is well preserved, consisting of a gallery aligned E-W (L 3.1m, Wth 1.2m at the broader W end). A transverse slab, leaning heavily outwards, separates the main chamber and portico. The former (L 1.7m) is roofed by a single slab. Closely set outer walling tapers to a point c. 1.5m E of the gallery's backstone. Traces of a mound survive around the monument. (Cooney 1986) 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

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