Wedge Tomb from Newgrove
The Wedge Tomb of Newgrove , marked on OS maps as "Giant's Grave", is located west of Tulla and Newgrove ( Ballyslattery , Irish Baile Uí Shlatara ) in County Clare in Ireland .
It is a small, well-preserved wedge tomb (Eng. " Wedge grave ", formerly called wedge-shaped gallery grave ). Most of its outer facade, the roof and some stones of the round hill have been preserved. Four moss-covered stones in the northwest of the chamber can be curbs.
A loose sandstone block at the east end of the chamber with a 9.0 cm deep, round recess about 27.0 cm in diameter can be a portlaun .
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 .
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Coordinates: 52 ° 52 ′ 15.1 ″ N , 8 ° 48 ′ 44.7 ″ W.