This little wedge tomb is quite delightful. The gallery measures just 1m wide by 3m long. The two side stones remain as does the front at the west. The east end stone lies on the ground. Just behind the tomb's east end a huge slab lies on the floor, prsumably the roof.
The cairn comes up to almost the top of the walls, but this is grass covered and hard to discern from the field. The inside of the gallery is also filled to the same height, so the stones only protrude by around 30cm.
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This is an explanation of (and a bit of a disclaimer for) the coordinates I provide. Where a GPS figure is given this is the master for all other coordinates. According to my Garmin these are quite accurate. Where there is no GPS figure the 6 figure grid reference is master for the others. This may not be very accurate as it could have come from the OS maps and could have been read by eye. Consequently, all other cordinates are going to have inaccuracies. The calculation of Longitude and Latitude uses an algorithm that is not 100% accurate. The long/lat figures are used as a basis for calculating the UTM & ITM coordinates. Consequently, UTM & ITM coordinates are slightly out. UTM is a global coordinate system - Universal Transverse Mercator - that is at the core of the GPS system. ITM is the new coordinate system - Irish Transverse Mercator - that is more accurate and more GPS friendly than the Irish Grid Reference system. This will be used on the next generation of Irish OS maps. |