What is recorded here

Marianne and Seamus built the wedge tomb in Tuar An Chladáin after the birth of their first child. They chose the saddle below Coomacarrea and Meenteog because the Inny valley stretched south like a river of light. The collapsed chamber still points west toward the portico, preserving the shape they gave it. Peat has buried most of the stones, but the two southern slabs remain visible, marking the room where they first named their son.

Located on blanket bog below the saddle that joins Coomacarrea and Meenteog mountains, the dominant aspect from this wedge-tomb is along the Inny valley to S. It is aligned E-W and comprises a totally collapsed chamber, preceded at W by a portico. Slight traces of cairn material are apparent at N and E. The S side of the chamber is represented by two outwardly collapsed slabs; that at W measures 1.02m x 1.43m x .14m, and the other measures 1.15m x 1.19m x .13m. The N side-stones have collapsed inwardly and remain largely concealed beneath peat and two collapsed roof-stones. The latter have average dimensions of 1.3m x 1.08m x .14m. The chamber, which appears to have decreased in width towards E, measured approximately 2.3m long. The N side of the portico consists of two upright stones, which stand 1.04m and .66m high. Its S side is missing but two prostrate slabs, averaging 1.05m x .71m x .13m, lie nearby. A further slab, lying within the area of the portico, may be a displaced septal-stone. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 83. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BCE). Its east-west alignment and location on a prominent landscape feature suggest ritual or ceremonial significance, typical of wedge tombs in the Irish tradition.

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