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Dermot & Granias Bed — Kilcrimple

Wedge tomb
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On low ground in undulating farmland, c. 200m to the SE of a small stream. This tomb consists of a wedge-shaped chamber (L c. 3.5m; Wth 1.6m at W narrowing to 1.3m at E), aligned ENE-WSW, formed by a single sidestone at N and two sidestones at S which support a large roofstone. Traces of a low mound are present at N and W. (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 300; de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 23) 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). Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 August 2019

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