Ballynageeragh
The portal Tomb of Ballynageeragh (also Ballinageeragh; Irish Baile na gCiarraíoch ) is not far from the portal Tombs of Dunhill , northwest of Dunhill and Tramore in County Waterford in Ireland . Megalithic systems on the British Isles are called Portal Tombs , in which two equally high, upright stones with a door stone in between form the front of a chamber, which is usually covered with a sometimes huge capstone.
The portal Tomb on a flat pasture near the village of Dunhill has a 0.7 m thick oval capstone measuring 4 × 2.5 m. Portal Tombs access usually has two portal stones and a door stone. The two portal stones are missing here and the stone that carries the capstone in front is the former door stone. On the back, the capstone rests on an intermediate stone and a concrete wall erected in 1944. With this double deck stone, Ballynageeragh resembles the Knockeen site .
A reconstruction of the monument took place in 1944 to support the structure. However, the stones on the side were not brought into their normal position. This affects the overall appearance of the monument. Nevertheless, it is considered a good example of a variety of this type.
The megalithic complex was excavated in 1940. Among the finds were flint , burnt bones, and charcoal.
See also
literature
- Kenneth McNally: Standing Stones and other monuments of early Ireland . Appletree, Belfast 1984, ISBN 0-86281-121-X .
- Peter Harbison : Guide to the Naional Monuments in the Republic of Ireland Gill and Macmillan, Dublin 1992 ISBN 0-7171-1956-4 p. 238
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Coordinates: 52 ° 10 ′ 39.8 ″ N , 7 ° 16 ′ 36.9 ″ W.