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Portal tomb in Wardhouse

Portal tomb
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Built into an ENE-WSW field wall in undulating grassland. A rectangular chamber (dims c. 1m x c. 0.5m) is defined by two small portal stones (max. H 1.15m) and a sillstone facing S, together with a backstone which is leaning S into the chamber. (Holly 1976, 128-9) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

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