
What is recorded here
Located towards the top of a gentle N-facing slope. A section of a gallery (L 3m; Wth 0.9-1.1m) with one roofstone in place opens to the SW where it faces into the corner of a field. It is within a small oval cairn. (Ó Nualláin and Walsh 1986, 26, 28)
Ó Nualláin, S. and Walsh, P. (1986) A reconsideration of the Tramore passage tombs. PPS 52, 25-9.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 27 May 2011
Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BCE). Its orientation and construction reflect a regional tradition in southwest Ireland, with significance as part of a broader funerary and ritual landscape.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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