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Parknabinnia : Wedge Tomb

CountyClare
Grid RefR 264 937
GPSR 26441 93743 (8m)
Longitude9° 5' 43.83" W
Latitude52° 59' 21.89" N
Nearest TownCorrofin (5.4 Km)
OS Sheet51
UTM zone29U
UTM x493588.7980255
UTM y5871097.1199425
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 6th June 2004

This little wedge tomb is quite delightful. The gallery measures just 1m wide by 3m long. The two side stones remain as does the front at the west. The east end stone lies on the ground. Just behind the tomb's east end a huge slab lies on the floor, prsumably the roof.

The cairn comes up to almost the top of the walls, but this is grass covered and hard to discern from the field. The inside of the gallery is also filled to the same height, so the stones only protrude by around 30cm.

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