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Berneens : Wedge Tomb

CountyClare
Grid RefM 232 030
Longitude9° 8' 45.49" W
Latitude53° 4' 19.67" N
Nearest TownBallyvaghan (4.8 Km)
OS Sheet51
UTM zone29U
UTM x490220.27571376
UTM y5880304.526774
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Visit Notes

Saturday, 26th October 2002

This is a beautiful example of a Burren wedge tomb - long, low, elegently shaped, beautifully proportioned ... simply very attractive. The roof is a massive, 4m long, 1.3m wide almost wafer thin slab. The one remaining side wall is a single slab, rising from 80cm to around 1.2m, the southern wall slab is sadly missing, but both end slabs are in place.

For asthetic values this is a great tomb, its main detraction being the proximity of the field walls.

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