Keamcorravooly

Schematic sketch of Wedge Tomb using Iceland as an example

The Wedge Tomb of Keamcorravooly ( Irish Céim Chorrbhuaile , also the Giant's Grave , Irish: An Uaigh an Fhathaigh ) is a between 4000 and 2500 BC. Megalithic complex created in BC . It is not far from the Owengariff River , near Ballingeary in County Cork in Ireland . 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 .

The previously covering cairn of the archaeological find complex has been completely removed. Like many of the wedge-shaped structures (especially in County Cork) that rarely reach a height of 1.5 meters (e.g. Iceland ), Keamcorravooly is very low. The entrance is only about 1.06 m high, the system is 3.6 m long. As with almost all wedge tombs, access is in the southwest. Two large overlapping ceiling panels lie on the supporting stones, parts of which are still preserved as a double row. The back plate rests on a small stone that rests on the end stone.

See also

• Megalithic sites in Ireland

literature

• Anthony Weir: Early Ireland: A Field Guide 1980

Web links

• Irishmegaliths (in English)
• Images and coordinates
• Description Engl. and pictures

Coordinates: 51 ° 51 '18 "  N , 9 ° 15' 2.07"  W.