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Wedge tomb in Gortlahard (glanarought By., Cappagh Ed)

Wedge tomb
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In rough pasture, on an elevation on a S-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Sheen River. A wedge-shaped chamber (L 2.6m; Wth 1.3m at the SW end; Wth 0.9m at the NE end) aligned NE-SW and closed by a backstone at NE. There are two sidestones on the SE side and three on the NW side. A single roofstone (2.1m x 2m) slopes down towards the NE end. The tomb is set within a circular, largely grass-covered, cairn of stones (diam. c. 10m; H 1m), the top of which is level with the roofstone. A relict field boundary (KE093-093002-) is in the immediate vicinity to the NE and another relict field boundary (KE093-093003-) is c. 60m to the W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

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