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Wedge tomb in Shesknan

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Buried in turf on a flat platform at a NE foot of Tievebaun Mountain. A chamber (L 2.5m; Wth 1.15m) is separated from a W-facing portico (L 1.75m) by jamb stones and there are large slabs flanking the entrance. There is slight evidence of a cairn at SW. The court tomb (LE003-005---) is situated c. 20m to the N. (deValera and Ó Nuallain 1972, 51) 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 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).

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