'Pookauncorrin' : Wedge Tomb
Visit Notes
Saturday, 26th May 2007
This little-known site is amazing. Not only is the wedge tomb itself in fairly good condition, but the views are stunning. Somewhat unusually for a wedge tomb, the site is high up: perched on top of a rounded hill. To the south it overlooks rocky cliffs along Dingle Bay and further to the mountains on the Iveragh (Ring of Kerry). Even on a mucky day like today this took my breath away.
Views to the north are restricted by the highest point of the hill. The positioning of this tomb, on the edge of the top of a hill is very like the positioning chosen for many passage tombs. The site is chosen to make it appear on the top of the hill when viewed from below the hill to the south.
At some time the tomb was re-used as a sheep pen, so several modifications have been made to it. The main body of the structure is complete, though, except for where one of the wall slabs has been removed to provide access. There are no septal slabs closing the ends, but instead a drystone wall has been built across both ends. Outside this cairn material is piled up and it's difficult to tell what is original and what isn't. A line of stones arcs out from the 'entrance' in the side, which is almost certainly the base of a later wall built to provide shelter to the entrance. To the rear of the gallery ther is a tail-like line of stones. This arcs out to one side and seems to have no purpose whatsoever. To be honest, the way it curves makes it look like one arm of of a court from a court tomb.
The roof is formed by two large slabs. The gallery aligns north-south, again rather unusual for a wedge tomb.
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