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Wedge tomb in Kilcurrish

Wedge tomb

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Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb in Kilcurrish, County Clare, Ireland. Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin documented the site in their survey of County Clare. The chamber still holds its shape beneath the land, waiting for hands to touch its stones and remember the weight of time.
See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume I. County Clare. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1961) Date of upload: 30 December 2011
Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BC). This type of tomb is characteristic of western Ireland and reflects evolving funerary practices during the transition from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age.

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