Drumhawnagh : Portal Tomb

CountyCavan
Grid RefN 351 925
Longitude7° 27' 58.36" W
Latitude53° 52' 50.52" N
ITM east480366
ITM north584435
Nearest TownBellananagh (6.9 Km)
OS Sheet34
UTM zone29U
UTM x449041
UTM y5761192
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Drumhawnagh Portal Tomb ::

The portal stones are to the left.

Photo Taken: Saturday, 4th May 2002


             
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Saturday, 4th May 2002

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Miscellanea

Apparently the reason this tomb looks so odd is because it was messed about with in the 1900s. A bullock became trapped within and a side stone was removed to facilitate its removal. When this was done the capstone slipped from the portal stones. A local priest made them replace the side stone but the capstone remained out of place. (source: Weir)

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