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BARROWMOUNT MEGALITHIC TOMB
BARROWMOUNT MEGALITHIC TOMB, COUNTY KILKENNY
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PHOTO by Pip POWELL
2009
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This megalithic tomb is located south of Goresbridge (An Droichead Nua), 50m east,
but above the flood plain, of the River Barrow  (An Bhearu) which forms the boundary
between County Kilkenny and County Carlow and west of the portal tomb of
Ballygraney in County Carlow. It is marked on the OS map as 'Druid's Altar' and
consists of a large roof-stone, measuring 3.5m in length, 2.3m in width and 0.60m in
depth which has slipped from its support stone, south and one large erect monolith,
2.5m in height, 1.8m in width and 0.40m in depth which has a band of quartz running
diagonally. The other support stone has fallen inside the chamber but seems to be of
the same dimensions as the erect stone and shows all the characteristics of a portal
tomb. The whole tomb is surrounded by a cairn/mound, 10m in diameter and 1m in
max. height and would seem to have an easterly orientation. A small tree growing in
the center and the other stones present may be from field clearance, as the field has
been very well ploughed over a long period of time.
CO-ORDINATES
52 37' 22.649"N...6 59' 2.947"W