Passage Tomb by Moneydig
The Passage Tomb of Moneydig (also known as "The Black Stone", "The Daff / Daf Stone" or "The Duff Stone") is located on a wide, flat ridge north of Carrowreagh Road, east of Garvagh in the townland of Moneydig ( Muine in Irish Dige ) in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland .
The Passage Tomb is a smaller version of the neighboring megalithic complex of Craigs Lower in County Antrim and consists of a low, roughly round cairn overgrown with some trees, 12 to 13 m in diameter and 0.7 m remaining height. A polygonal chamber about 1.2 m high lies off-center towards the southeast. It consists of an approximately 1.8 m long, 1.1 m wide and 0.4 m thick capstone made of basalt , which lies slightly above the cairn surface and is supported by 7 narrow rectangular posts. The underground chamber is open and filled with modern waste.
The memorial is classified as a "passage-less" Passage Tomb ( German " aisle grave" ) because it has no corridor. In this respect it is similar to the facilities at Clegnagh , Craigs , Craigs Lower, and Lemnagh Beg , all in County Antrim . A lower side stone in the northeast of the chamber can mark the entrance.
A large number of human remains are said to have been found in the complex in the 19th century. At the entrance to the field there is a presumably offset menhir as a goal post.
Nearby is the Tomb of Crevolea .
literature
- Gillian Hovell: Visiting the Past: A Guide to Finding and Understanding Britain's Archeology. History Press, Stroud 2009, ISBN 978-0-7524-4833-6 .
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Coordinates: 54 ° 59 ′ 18.7 ″ N , 6 ° 36 ′ 40.6 ″ W.