Unusually for a portal tomb this one occupies a spot on the top of a ridge at its western end, but, being coastal, it is only 75m above sea level. It stands next to a hefty, yet low rocky outcrop. The The ground below is rather marshy and may once have had a stream, otherwise the water association with this tomb is rather Welsh being a view of the sea.
Only three stones remain, which are probably one portal stone, a wall stone and the backstone. All these lean together giving you the impression that they are conspiring against you as you approach. This arrangement would mean that the tomb was aligned east-west with the entrance facing east. The stones are all about 1.6m tall.
This is an explanation of (and a bit of a disclaimer for) the coordinates I provide. Where a GPS figure is given this is the master for all other coordinates. According to my Garmin these are quite accurate. Where there is no GPS figure the 6 figure grid reference is master for the others. This may not be very accurate as it could have come from the OS maps and could have been read by eye. Consequently, all other cordinates are going to have inaccuracies. The calculation of Longitude and Latitude uses an algorithm that is not 100% accurate. The long/lat figures are used as a basis for calculating the UTM & ITM coordinates. Consequently, UTM & ITM coordinates are slightly out. UTM is a global coordinate system - Universal Transverse Mercator - that is at the core of the GPS system. ITM is the new coordinate system - Irish Transverse Mercator - that is more accurate and more GPS friendly than the Irish Grid Reference system. This will be used on the next generation of Irish OS maps. |