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| BALLYNAMONA LOWER COURT TOMB |
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| PHOTO by Pip POWELL FEB 2010 |
| CO-ORDINATES 52 0' 13.759"N...7 34' 55.256"W |
| Ireland's most southerly court tomb located on the headland of Mine Head, south of Dungarvan County Waterford.It defies the norm for court tombs in Ireland in that they are normally found north of the Galway-Dublin axis.Only three of the court uprights remain but most of the gallery is in intact,with jambs still dividing the inner chambers. The out-line of the semi-circular court is still visible and is about 6-7m in width and leads to the gallery,which has two slabs on either side,measuring 1.5m in length and 1m high. The court opens to the north,with the Celtic sea to the south and splendid views of Cork to the west and Wexford to the east. The site was excavated in 1938 and fragments of pottery were discovered and dated to the transitional time between the Neolithic - early Bronze Age ( 2,000 BC ). |
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