Portal Tomb by Ervey (Meath)
The portal Tomb by Ervey is located in the townland of Ervey ( Irish An Oirbhe ) in County Meath, Ireland on a low ridge in the pastureland, flanked by hills to the east and west, west of the R164, in a field known as "Cairnhill". In the British Isles, portal tombs are megalithic systems in which two upright stones of the same height with a door stone in between form the front of a chamber that is covered with a sometimes huge capstone.
The portal tomb is damaged and is marked by two plates that are not in situ . On the south side, a slightly inclined portal stone with a height of about 1.6 m, a width of 1.5 m and a thickness of 0.4 m carries the weight of the 3.7 m long, 3.4 m wide and 0 , 4 to 0.8 m thick capstone that rises up to 2.7 m from the ground. Its north side lies on the ground. To the northeast of the portal stone lies a fallen stone embedded in the ground. It is 1.5 m long and 0.9 m wide and is probably the second portal stone. In between there is a 1.0 m long, 0.25 m wide plate, which originally formed the threshold or door stone between the portal stones. On the north side there is a diamond-shaped plate with a height of 1.05 m. Their function or purpose is unknown. There are no traces of a cairn and the Tomb portal is on the north side by a field fence.
See also
literature
- G. Eogan: The Gallery Graves of Meath (JRSAI, 1958)
- J. Michael Moor: Archaeological Inventory of County Meath (Dublin, 1987)
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Coordinates: 53 ° 52'53.1 " N , 6 ° 49'43.1" W.