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Wedge tomb in Aghamore (rosclogher By., Glencar Ed)

Wedge tomb
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Located on a slight rise on the heather-covered karst plateau which slopes SE from Truskmore, with numerous swallow-holes in the vicinity. A wedge-shaped cairn (dims 9m E-W; 3.5m N-S at E to 6.5m N-S at W) is revetted with drystone-walling and orthostats. It contains a gallery (int. dims 3m E-W; 1.8m N-S) which is separated from the portico (max. dims 4.5m E-W; 2.3m N-S) by a possible septal slab and later drystone wall. There are two roofstones in position, and the portico is blocked by a line of upright slabs which completes the façade at W. See the attached aerial view taken from NW 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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