Wedge tomb in Ballyganner South

On a broad high point, in briars and rough pasture within a large multiperiod field system (CL009-059001-). This wedge tomb (int. dims. 4.4m E-W; 1.65m N-S at E; 1.5m N-S at W) is oriented E-W, and comprises a rectangular chamber of limestone slabs (av. T c. 0.1m): two sidestones at both N and S, an endstone at W, a possible ex situ endstone at E, and two collapsed capstone fragments within the chamber. The W sidestone at S (L 2.45m; H 1m) is the largest. The E sidestone at S (L 1.1; H 1.1m) is out of line with this larger slab, being set 0.3m to the S. The N sidestones (L 1.2-1.4m; H 0.3-0.8m; T 0.1-0.2) are in alignment, but there is a 1.8m gap between them, from which perhaps another slab was removed. The W endstone (L 1.8m; H 1.2m) is in position. The E endstone appears to have fallen outward: there is a flat-lying slab (L 2m; Wth 1m) 1m to the E of the chamber, oriented N-S. Of the two capstone fragments in the chamber, one (L 2m; Wth 0.9m) lies prone in the W while the other (L 1.4m) partly rests on the top edge of the large S sidestone. The wedge tomb is integrated into a field wall running NW-SE, c. 3.5m to the SE of a junction with another wall running NE-SW. An enclosure (CL009-059116-) lies c. 28m to the NE. The following image has been uploaded: CL009-059092-_01.jpg View of wedge tomb from NW Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 5 April 2022

Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1200 BC). Its orientation and form are typical of wedge tombs found in the Burren and similar regions of Ireland, reflecting a regional funerary tradition.