Wedge Tomb by Creevagh

Ideal wedge tomb island (Co. Cork)

The Wedge Tomb of Creevagh (also called "Leaba Wedge Tomb") is located in the townland Creevagh ( Irish An Chraobhach ) south of Clonclouse, north of Killinaboy , not far from the Burren Way, in the Burren in County Clare in Ireland .

The Wedge Tomb ( German  "wedge grave" ) of Creevagh is one of the best preserved in the Burren. The chamber is a rectangular box construction, consisting of two long side panels, a long top panel and a back panel at the eastern end. A peculiarity is the presence of 1.6 meter high upright panels in the north of the entrance side, in the west of the entrance side and behind the back of the chamber.

See also

• Megalithic sites in Ireland

literature

• Elizabeth Shee Twohig: Irish Megalithic tombs . Shire, Princes Risborough 1990, ISBN 0-7478-0094-4 ( Shire archeology 63).
• 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 .

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Coordinates: 53 ° 0 '28.4 "  N , 9 ° 5' 3.6"  W.