Fenagh megaliths
The megaliths of Fenagh ( Irish Fíonach ; also Feenagh Beg, Irish Fíonach Beag ) in County Leitrim in Ireland are of different types. The Townland Commons ( An Coimín ) south of the village is on the R202 (road) between Ballinamore and Mohill in the south of Leitrim.
The court tomb
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 . Across the street from the church is the remainder of a double court tomb ( English double court cairn ). 54 ° 1 ′ 0 ″ N, 7 ° 50 ′ 18 ″ W This type with galleries and courtyards at both ends can be found e.g. B. well preserved and not far from Cohaw , County Cavan . Occasionally the cairns of this type are rectangular, but the majority are trapezoidal. At Feenagh, the hill is only rudimentary. The western gallery appears to have had only one (large) chamber (which would be unusual), while the eastern gallery has two chambers. The entrances to the galleries are more than 14 m apart, while the length of the approximately 15 m wide cairn, including the two courtyards, is over 20 m. To the west the chamber is halfway intact and there are traces of a forecourt. In the eastern gallery, only the inner chamber is relatively intact. The outer chamber and the courtyard are only indicated by orthostats on the south side.
The Tomb portal
Further north there is a portal tomb on a ledge on the west side of a ravine, west of the R202 road . 54 ° 1 ′ 22.2 ″ N , 7 ° 50 ′ 6.7 ″ W in a north-south oriented 31.5 m long 9.5 m wide and 1.0 m high cairn. The 2.4 m long, trapezoidal chamber is 2.2 by 1.1 m wide and 0.85 m high. Its capstone rests on a 1.15 m high portal stone and two side stones. The second portal stone is broken and its top part is next to the chamber. The keystone is also broken and half of it is outside the chamber. The approx. 3.75 m long, 1.6 m wide and 0.5 m thick capstone has a crown of ivy.
Menhir
In the west of the village there is a large menhir . 54 ° 1 '15.7 " N , 7 ° 50' 16.1" W.
Leftovers
In the north of the village in the townland "Fenagh beg" ( Irish Fíonach Beag ) are the sparse remains of another megalithic complex . 54 ° 1 ′ 19 ″ N , 7 ° 50 ′ 6,7 ″ W Only four stones have survived that could belong to a chamber, a facade or an enclosure, so the type cannot be determined.
See also
literature
- Hennessy & Kelly: The Book of Fenagh (IMC, Dublin, 1939)
- R. de Valera & S. Ó Nualláin: Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland . Vol. III. Dublin: 1972.
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