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| LOUGH GUR WEDGE TOMB |
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| This fantastic Wedge Tomb, marked on the OS map as 'Giant's Grave', is located close to the SE shore of Lough Gur, 'Loch Goir', on a gentle SW facing slope. The tomb, orientated NE - SW, consists of four upright side-stones on both the north and south sides, three roof-stones, with a 4th displaced and blocking the entrance to the chamber and outer walling on both sides but is most prominent on the SE side. The back of the chamber has a small back-stone which is supported by a single buttress stone and two erect orthostats on either side of the entrance form a facade. The main chamber and ante-chamber, 8m in length, were until the 19th century covered in a mound of small stones in a typical wedge shape, the outline of which is still visible. The tomb was excavated in 1938 and archaeologists found the bones of at least eight adults and four children along with cremated bones and fragments of pottery of the Beaker type, common in the Early Bronze Age around 2,500 BC and some flint shards. The orientation of the tomb suggests that the ceremonies were probably held at sunset. |
| CO-ORDINATES 52 30' 46.87"N...8 31' 17.34"W |
