Wedge Tomb by Cloghnagalla
The Wedge Tomb by Cloghnagalla (also called Cloghagalla or Wedge Tomb by Boviel) is located in a meadow next to a ravine in Boviel, east of Dungiven , in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland . Wedge Tombs are double-walled, aisle-free, mostly undivided megalithic buildings from the late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age and, in addition to court , portal and passage tombs, the typical megalithic structures in the western half of Ireland .
The relatively large megalithic complex has a well-preserved outer wall made of 26 curbs and a straight facade. The large wedge tomb is 6.4 meters long and 5.1 meters wide at the front and tapers to 2.5 meters at the rear. The 6.4 m long gallery is divided into an antechamber and a main chamber by two lateral bearing stones and a lintel . The antechamber is 1.8 m long and 1.65 m wide. The main chamber, which consists of 13 upright and three fallen stones, is 4.6 long. At the back of the gallery a capstone (piece) rests on the end stone.
The excavation in 1938 revealed Neolithic ceramics and those of the so-called "beaker style" from the beginning of the Bronze Age , tools and chips made of flint and the burned remains of a presumably female adult.
See also
literature
- Ivor J. Herring, Andrew McL. May: Cloghnagalla Cairn, Boviel, Co. Londonderry. In: Ulster Journal of Archeology. Ser. 3, Vol. 3, 1940, pp. 41-55, JSTOR 20627310 .
Web links
- Description Engl. and pictures (last accessed December 5, 2012)
- Description Engl. and picture
Coordinates: 54 ° 54 '46 " N , 6 ° 51' 48.8" W.