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Wedge tomb in Esk East

Wedge tomb
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On a spur of rock, in E-facing rough mountain pasture. A wedge-shaped chamber (L 2.6m; Wth 1.35m at W end), aligned WNW-ESE. Two sidestones on each side lean to the N and support a single large roofstone (2.15m x 2.15m) which narrows slightly and slopes down towards the ESE end. The backstone leans to the W and is slightly out of position. Smaller slabs are scattered on the ground immediately to the NW. Another wedge tomb (KE102-071----) lies c. 500m 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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