Portal Tomb by Roshin South
The portal Tomb of Roshin South is integrated into a field wall, southwest of Dungloe in the townland Roshin South ( Irish An Roisín Theas ) in the region "The Rosses" ( Irish Na Rosa ) in the north-west of County Donegal in Ireland . As portal Tombs be megalithic on the British Isles referred to in which two equally high upright stones therebetween with a door stone which form the front of a chamber which is covered with a massive part endstone.
The small portal Tomb is damaged. The capstone is missing, the 1.7 m high portal stones are inclined towards each other. The chamber is approximately 4.0 m long and 1.0 m wide. The sides of the chamber are made up of individual stones, but at least one stone on each side appears to be missing. The end stone is about 1.0 m high.
See also
literature
- James Fergusson: Rude Stone Monuments In All Countries: Their Age and Uses. Murray, London 1872.
- Kenneth McNally: Standing Stones and Other Monuments of Early Ireland. Appletree, Belfast 1984, ISBN 0-86281-121-X .
Web links
- Description Engl. and picture
- http://megalithomania.net/show/site/1433/roshin_south_portal_tomb.htm English description, location information and picture
Coordinates: 54 ° 56 ′ 2.5 ″ N , 8 ° 25 ′ 43.7 ″ W.