What is recorded here

An Mhín Aird Thiar holds a narrow wedge tomb on the SE mountain ridge above Minard Bay. Its gallery stretches 3.5m north-south, with a southern portico divided from the main chamber by a septal stone. Two east stones, six west stones and an inward-pitched backstone still shape the dead room, while a single roofstone covers the south end.

This tomb is situated on gently sloping ground on the SE side of the mountain ridge overlooking Minard Bay. It consists of a narrow wedge-shaped gallery 3.5m long x .6m wide, orientated N-S. There is a portico at the S separated from the main chamber by a septal-stone. The E side is represented by 2 stones and the W side by 6 stones; the backstone is pitched inwards. A partly exposed stone to the W of the gallery may be the remains of outer-walling. A single roofstone covers the S end of the chamber. There are traces of a low mound to the E and W of the gallery. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 36. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BCE). Its narrow, wedge-shaped gallery and portico are characteristic of a type commonly found in Atlantic Europe, reflecting regional funerary and ritual practices.

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