Drumcollagh
Drumcollagh (also called Drumgollagh , Irish Droim Ghallach ) is Ireland's second largest court tomb after Creevykeel . It is located on a peninsula overlooking Annagh Island in the southwest of Ballycroy ( Irish Baile Chruaich ) in County Mayo in Ireland. 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 .
The north-west-south-east oriented, well-preserved megalithic complex is built from stones up to 1.8 m in size and consists of an approximately 8.0 m long gallery, which is divided into three chambers. The western end of the rear chamber is covered by an approximately 3.6 × 2.4 m capstone. At the eastern end of a short antechamber, a passage between massive posts leads into the first chamber, which is separated at the end on the north side by a large side plate. It fits flush with the side post on the south side, but leaves a triangular opening free at the bottom (a soul hole ). The dry stone walls on the north side of the slab are not original, as the system was used as a calf barn and was covered with a gable roof made of sod and straw. Two dislocated stones on the front are likely falls .
An approximately 3.0 m wide part of the courtyard ( English court ) has been preserved, especially on the north side. A single orthostat made of red sandstone has been preserved on the south side . The Cairn can be seen to the north, east and south.
See also
literature
- Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
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Coordinates: 53 ° 58 ′ 44 " N , 9 ° 49 ′ 53" W.