Parknabinnia
Parknabinnia ( Irish Páirc na Binne ) is a wedge tomb that lies on the border of the townland of Carran im Burren in County Clare in Ireland . Parknabinnia is located on a side road of the R476, which branches off to the north at Killinaboy with the Sheela-na-Gig at the old church and runs through the entire Burren. Wedge Tombs ( German "Keilgräber" ), formerly also called "wedge-shaped gallery grave", are aisle-less, mostly undivided megalithic buildings from the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age in Ireland.
It is the best preserved of six Wedge Tombs in the Parknabinnia district. The box-like megalithic complex , the wedge shape of which is not very pronounced, has an approximately three meter long capstone covered with a layer of earth and turf and about one meter high supporting stones on the sides and between them. One end is closed while the other end leaves a small entrance. Only the chamber is preserved, while the entire renovation, which is obligatory for Wedge Tombs, can only be seen in the cairn on one side.
Nearby are the atypical Court Tomb by Parknabinnia and the deranged Wedge Tombs by Commons North.
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 .
Web links
- Brief description engl. and pictures
- Brief description engl. and picture
- Westropp description
- photos
Coordinates: 52 ° 59 '17.3 " N , 9 ° 5' 43.9" W.