Megalithomania - Latest Trip

Faughart Lower (Passage Tomb)

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

By some fluke I called into the bungalow of the landowner to ask about access for this monument. He was very gracious and gave me directions to the tomb. He played down the monument a bit, saying that ...

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Aghnaskeagh (Portal Tomb)

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

I remembered this monument to be smaller than it is. For some reason (perhaps due to my poor photos taken on my first visit) I thought that the portal stones here were a lot shorter. It just shows tha ...

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Aghnaskeagh (Chambered Cairn)

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

I don't know if it was the light or just that I'd been here before that made the site a bit easier for me to understand, but I felt I could see the details a lot better today.

The views here are al ...

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Clontygora (Court Tomb)

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

My route to Aghnaskeagh (County Louth) took me past this wonderful monument and I couldn't resist stopping. It's quiet difficult to visit this now, because of the new M1, which doesn't allow you to tu ...

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Long Woman's Grave (Miscellaneous Site)

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

There is some speculation that this was a megalithic tomb, but I can't see it myself. if the stones were moved closer together they could form a small wedge tomb-type structure, but this is unlikely.
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Ballymakellett (Standing Stone)

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

This stone stands just 30m northeast of a court tomb (see Ballymakellett (County Louth)). The shape of the stone is not very standing-sone-ish and I think it is more likely to be a relocated court sto ...

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Ballymakellett (Court Tomb)

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The remains of this monument are in stark contrast to those at the previous site I visited today (see Commons (County Louth)). That site is just a small gallery, but at this site the gallery is hidden ...

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Commons (Court Tomb)

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Only the gallery remains of this little court tomb. The gallery is just 1m wide 5m long, and is divided into 2 chambers by opposing jambs. All the orthostats remain [i]in situ[/i] and there are two go ...

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Slieve Dargan (Passage Tomb)

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

I feel so privilaged to have made the climb to see this monument. I knew nothing about it before I set off and when I saw the terrain between the track and the base of the hill, and then saw the hill ...

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Dargan (Stone Row (Alignment))

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

This row has three stones in it and is aligned north-south. It stands beside a forest track alongside a fairly popular walking route.

The northernmost stone has fallen and lies half-buried. I woul ...

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Magheraghanrush (Wedge Tomb)

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

This semi-ruined wedge tomb sits on a low rise on an undulating south-facing slope. The gallery is aligned east-west with some fine facade stones at the west end.

The gallery is in poor condition, ...

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Magheraghanrush (Souterrain)

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

This souterrain is located in the centre of an unusual cashel or stone fort. The whole of the roof over the passage is missing and just one lintel remains over the small terminating chamber remains in ...

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Magheraghanrush (Stone Fort)

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

This is a most unusual cashel as it has three concentric walls. The middle one is the main one and still stands to about 1m high on the east side. The outer one is more like a rath bank and the inner ...

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Magheraghanrush (Court Tomb)

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Earlier this year the trees on the hillside around this amazing monument were cleared and now the location can truly be appreciated. The mountains to the north now loom over the site, to the south Sle ...

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Ardloy (Passage Tomb)

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

This ruined tomb is situated on a rise just above the N4 a couple of kilometers north of Castlebaldwin and is accessed from the farm just to the north of the site. The farmer was very gracious and had ...

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Gortahover (Bullaun Stone)

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Being on the hills over The Glen of Aherlow I had to stop by and check out this great bullaun stone again. Sadly it hasn't received much attention lately and it is looking a big neglected. At the time ...

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Shrough (Passage Tomb)

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Although this lovely passage tomb is on top of a hill it is fairly easy to reach, because the Ballyhoura Way goes right past it. It is possibly the only hilltop passage tomb with its own picnic table! ...

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Corderry (Wedge Tomb)

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

In the summer this monument can take some finding as it stands amongst thick gorse that is supplemented by bracken and other vegetation then. It's quite hard to find in the winter when all you have to ...

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Cromwell (Wedge Tomb)

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

As you approach this wedge tomb from the south west your expectations fall, because all you can see is a clump of thorn trees. Approaching from this direction is probably not the best route as the end ...

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Longstone (Standing Stone)

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

This standing stone stands atop a 1.5m high mound inside a bivalate rath (one that has two ditches around it). It is 2m tall and set in an ugly concrete block. Due to its age someone has erected a Zim ...

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