When the farmer gives you directions and then says 'Good luck!' you know you're in for an interesting time. The walk to this site started off ok, but soon became very boggy. Luckily I was soon out of the dip and in the dry again.
After walking past the ruins of what was probably the original homestead on this farm the monument is approached along a ridge which takes onto the spit of land that the tomb sits on. This overlooks a large water meadow, which may well have been a small lake thousands of years ago.
It is really hard to decide which of the stones are in the right place and which have been moved to build the two enclosures that butt up to it. There is certainly one chamber of the gallery that is complete, but little else. If my interpretation is correct then the 'good' bit was the north-facing entrance. To the 'rear' of the tomb there is a line of orthostats, which probably came from the court or the kerb, but now form a low wall.
This really is a very confusing site.
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