Ballyvennaght
The Portal Tombs of Ballyvennaght ( Irish Baile Bheannacht also called Cloughananca 1 + 2) are megalithic systems . They are east of and near the A2 , northwest of Loughaveema (Irish Loch an Mhadhma ), northwest of Cushendun in County Antrim in Northern 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 that is covered with a sometimes huge capstone.
Portal tombs almost always appear as a single object. In Ballyvennaght there is a portal tomb at each end of a Longcairn ( German "Langhügels" ) about 20 meters apart . The western one (called Cloughananca) is a well-preserved example, with a three-foot capstone and an end stone. The portal stones are about 1.5 meters high, a side stone is missing. Remnants of the cairn have been preserved between this and the second Tombs portal, which collapsed under the weight of its capstone.
In the Ballypatrick Forest lies the remains of the Court Tomb of Ballyvennaght. The Passage Tomb of Carnanmore , the Stone of Sorrows ( Irish Cloch na h-Uaighe ) and the Dun Altagore Cashel are nearby .
The Portal and Wedge Tombs of Ballyvennaght are Scheduled Historic Monuments .
See also
literature
- Rodney Castleden: The Stonehenge people. An exploration of life in Neolithic Britain 4700-2000 BC. Routledge, London et al. 1987, ISBN 0-7102-0968-1 .
- Elizabeth Shee Twohig: Irish Megalithic Tombs (= Shire Archeology. 63). Shire Publications, Princes Risborough 1990, ISBN 0-7478-0094-4 .
Web links
- Description Engl. and images Portal Tomb
- Description Engl. and images Court Tomb
- photos
- Description Engl. and images Portal Tomb
Coordinates: 55 ° 9 ′ 36.6 ″ N , 6 ° 6 ′ 53.6 ″ W.