Corracloona
The Court Tomb of Corracloona (locally "Prince Connell's Grave", Irish Feart Chonaill Flaith called) is located in the townland of Corracloona ( Irish Currach Chluana ) near Garrison , at the northern end of the lake Lough MacNean Upper about 30 m west of the road from Glenfarne to Kiltyclogher in the county Leitrim in Ireland , near the border with Northern Ireland . Access is via a stile on the street.
Corracloona is dated to the beginning of the Bronze Age (2500–2000 BC). It is included in the overview of Ireland's megalithic complexes, but it has not been surveyed and there are no reports of an excavation. Court Tombs are among the megalithic chamber tombs ( English chambered tombs ) of the British Isles . With around 400 specimens, they are found almost exclusively in Ulster in the north of Ireland or in Northern Ireland .
description
The west-east oriented about 18 m long cairn is rectangular and stands at the east end about one meter above the surrounding land. The small courtyard area made of dry masonry , the north side of which is better preserved, rises 1.5 m. The only chamber is 3.5 m long and 2.0 m wide. The megalithic complex is an atypical structure for the type.
Corracloona has an unusual door panel with an approximately knee-high trapezoidal soul hole as access. It is reminiscent of plants in the south of France. The soul hole does not seem to be artificial. However, that does not mean that it is not an intentional shape selection. The door stone is similar to the dividing plates of some wedge tombs .
See also
literature
- James Fergusson: Rude Stone Monuments. In all countries their age and uses. Murray, London 1872.
- Peter Harbison : Guide to the Naional Monuments in the Republic of Ireland Gill and Macmillan, Dublin 1992 ISBN 0-7171-1956-4 p. 142
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Coordinates: 54 ° 20 ′ 5.2 " N , 8 ° 0 ′ 16.5" W.