This is a beautiful example of a Burren wedge tomb - long, low, elegently shaped, beautifully proportioned ... simply very attractive. The roof is a massive, 4m long, 1.3m wide almost wafer thin slab. The one remaining side wall is a single slab, rising from 80cm to around 1.2m, the southern wall slab is sadly missing, but both end slabs are in place.
For asthetic values this is a great tomb, its main detraction being the proximity of the field walls.
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. |