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Clogher : Portal Tomb

CountyClare
Grid RefR 546 800
Longitude8° 40' 27.33" W
Latitude52° 52' 8.55" N
Nearest TownTulla (5.8 Km)
OS Sheet58
UTM zone29U
UTM x521926.6719482
UTM y5857752.3149457
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 5th January 2003

This is one of the few portal tombs in Clare and sadly it has collapsed. Mind you, from the size of the capstone I am not surprised!

The tomb sits, unprotected, in a small wooded area very near to the road. This wooded area is used for cattle which have turned it into a quagmire.

I imagine that this would have stood over 3m tall in its prime. Such a shame to see it lying flat.

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