Wedge Tombs by Maumnahaltora
The three Wedge Tombs of Maumnahaltora ( Irish Mám na hAltóra ) are located on the Dingle Peninsula , near the Altar pass and the N86 (road) that leads from Tralee over the Connor Pass to Dingle , at a farm in the headwaters of the Emlagh River in County Kerry in Ireland . Wedge Tombs ( German "Keilgräber" ), formerly also called "wedge-shaped gallery grave", are aisle-less, mostly undivided megalithic buildings from the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age .
Wedge Tomb 1 is the westernmost megalithic complex in the group. It consists of a slightly wedge-shaped gallery about three meters long, which is covered in the east by a capstone. The approximately 1.4 m wide gallery is now only marked by two lateral bearing stones and the end stone. The stones on the west side are a bit higher because they are undamaged.
Wedge Tomb 2 is called "Altar" (name of the pass) on old maps and is located about 100 m northeast of No. 1. It is also larger or more complete and consists of the remains of the gallery and the outer wall. It has a total length of around five meters and is divided into an antechamber, a main chamber and an end chamber separated by a dividing stone. A cup stone is located in the south of the facility.
Wedge Tomb 3 is located about 45.0 m east of No. 1 but is buried deep in the peat.
See also
literature
- Judith Cuppage: Archaeological Survey of the Dingle Peninsula . A description of the field antiquities of the Barony of Corca Dhuibhne from the Mesolithic period to the 17th century AD = Suirbhé Seandálaíochta Chorca Dhuibhne. 1986
- Maurice Sheehy: The Dingle Peninsula 1991
Web links
- Brief description of Wedge tomb 1 and picture (last accessed on December 10, 2012)
- Brief description of Wedge tomb 2 and picture (last accessed on December 10, 2012)
Coordinates: 52 ° 11 ′ 43.8 " N , 9 ° 55 ′ 50.4" W.