Iceland (County Cork)
The Wedge Tomb of Iceland ( Irish An tOileán ) is, in terms of the dimensions of the stones used, relatively small in relation to Labbacallee, 20 km away , which was excavated in 1957 by Michael J. O'Kelly (1915–1982) has been. It is located about 8.8 kilometers south of Mallow in County Cork , Ireland . Trefignath's grave in Anglesey is very similar to Iceland.
Wedge Tombs ( German "Keilgräber" ), formerly also called "wedge-shaped gallery grave", are aisle-free, mostly undivided megalithic buildings from the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age .
Two 1.65 m high stones mark the entrance to the 5.74 m long chamber. A double row of stones forms the 1.2 m wide chamber at the front and 0.75 m at the back in the shape of a U or the eponymous wedge. There is a 0.68 m high pillar at the entrance to the gallery. Its purpose is unknown. He became known as the "Sentinelstone" ( German Wächterstein ). A base for a similarly placed stone was found in the antechamber of Ballyedmonduff . A stone in the center of the entrance is a feature of several properties in Ulster and elsewhere. The ceiling consists of thin panels. The complex was covered by an apse-shaped stone mound , the outer edge of which is formed by knee-high curb stones. The facade is straight and in front of it is a semicircular arrangement of small menhirs . The space between the menhirs and the facade is paved. Some burned bones were found during the excavation. The menhir of Iceland is about 450 meters away .
See also
literature
- Michael J. O'Kelly : A wedge-shaped gallery-grave at Island, Co. Cork. In: Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 88, 1958, pp. 1-23.
- Peter Harbison : Guide to the Naional Monuments in the Republic of Ireland Gill and Macmillan, Dublin 1992 ISBN 0-7171-1956-4 p. 55
Web links
- Description Engl. and picture (last accessed on December 10, 2012)
- Image (last accessed December 10, 2012)
- Description Engl. and picture (last accessed on November 13, 2016)
- Description Engl. and picture (last accessed on March 6, 2017)
- Description Engl. and picture (last accessed on March 7, 2017)
Coordinates: 52 ° 0 '47.2 " N , 8 ° 30' 14.9" W.