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Knockmaroe : Wedge Tomb

CountyTipperary
Grid RefR 926 599
GPSR 92557 59881 (11m)
Longitude8° 6' 36.31" W
Latitude52° 41' 24.34" N
Nearest TownBorrisoleigh (12.5 Km)
OS Sheet66
UTM zone29U
UTM x560148.51986796
UTM y5838168.6544732
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Visit Notes

Friday, 31st December 2004

When I last looked for this tomb I just peered over the hedge from the road below and (for some reason) assumed that it was in a clump of trees, which are in fact just behind the monument.

There's herdly anything left. A sad capstone rests on two orthostats (one wallslab and the backstone). These are set into a considerable amount of cairn material, which forms a natural looking bump in the field.

The tomb is built into a south facing slaope and appears to point southwest, but the scant remains aren't really good enough to be sure.

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