MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS
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| KNOCKATOTAUN MEGALITHIC TOMB |
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| PHOTO by Pip POWELL JUL 2010 |
| This fine megalithic tomb is located on the south facing slope of a small hill and is marked on the OS map as 'Giant's Grave'. The large roof-stone is 3m in length, 2.7m in width, 0.35m in depth and is supported on two sides by four of seven stones, 1.1m in height, 1m in width and 0.50m in depth, set in an irregular line. Its orientation seems to be NE - SW and there are large amounts of cairn material scattered close by. There is also some small stones on the SE side that could be the remains of the outer walling, making it a possible wedge tomb. This is clearly an ancient burial chamber but its age and cultural context is unclear. |
| CO-ORDINATES 54 7' 41.354"N...8 39' 43.45"W |