Ballysheen Beg

The megaliths of Ballysheen Beg (after the townland of the same name , Irish Baile Uí Oisín Beag ) consist of a megalithic complex called Dermot and Grania's Bed , a second unclassifiable megalithic structure and to the west of it four menhirs ( English Standing Stones ).

Dermot and Grania's Bed, marked “Stones” on the OS map , is on the grounds of Walton Lodge Golf Club, northwest of Sixmilebridge in southern County Clare , Ireland . The north-east-south-west oriented megalithic complex, which cannot be assigned to any type, consists of three 0.6 to 0.5 m high orthostats and a small capstone. An archaeological survey in the 1960s did not reveal any artifacts or human remains.

The four menhirs ( English Standing Stones ) are also located on the grounds of the golf club. They reach heights between 2.8 and 1.2 m and were confirmed to be real in the archaeological investigation in the 1960s.

See also

• Megalithic sites in Ireland

literature

• George Cunningham: Burren Journey . Ballyvaughan; reprinted in 1993
• E. Evan: Prehistoric and Early Christian Ireland: A Guide. BT Batsford Ltd., London 1966.
• J. Waddell: The Prehistoric Archeology of Ireland. Galway University Press, Galway 1998.

Web links

• Menhir 1, fig
• Menhir 2, fig
• Menhir 3, fig
• Megalithic Tomb

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ballysheen Beg Megalithic Tomb. In: megalithicmonumentsofireland.com. Retrieved August 10, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Bally Sheen Beg Standing Stone I. In: megalithicmonumentsofireland.com. Retrieved August 10, 2018 . 

Coordinates: 52 ° 45 ′ 36.3 "  N , 8 ° 47 ′ 35.9"  W.