I don't really know why I never stopped at this site the last time I was in the area. Perhaps it was the fog that dampened the day so much.
Having now been here I must recommend it to anyone passing. It is slightly ruinous, but there are not many double court tombs with a full court at both ends, so this must be worth the effort, right?
The tomb is aligned north-south, with the better court at the south. The north court is actually cut through by the farm track up which you walk to the tomb. There are three stones set on the north side of the track and a few court stones and one gallery off the south side of the track. Both galleries are trashed and overgrown and appear to be almost back to back - both have very fine entrance jambs. The south court is nearly complete with a few stones of its western arc missing. Running across the south are several stones which may have been from the facade or kerb.
Sadly there is no indication of where any entrances to the courts would have been.
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I wonder how long it will be before this one disappears totally beneath the brambles? I was half hoping that I would be able to see a little more of the site, but it hasn't been cleared for a long time now. This is a shame, because it's a great monument.
I was expecting to see that it pointed straight at Nephin slightly west of south, but it does have a north-south alignment. Nephin cannot be ignored here though. It dominates the southern skyline.
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