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| BALLYBRITTAS PORTAL TOMB |
| This portal tomb is one of only two in county Wexford,the other being the neglected tomb at New Baun,but it is a real beauty. It is located in the north-east corner of a field on top of what at first seems like bramble bushes but is in fact the remains of the cairn. The capstone,which is thin, has slipped slightly back off the portal stones and is leaning very heavily on the back stone and protrudes about 0.50m. The portal stones are about 1.7m in height and lead into a 2m narrow chamber which is just over 1m in width. The quarter height door jamb is still in place and the whole tomb is made up of green-stone. Permission can be gained from Carrigunane House,a large white house which can be seen across the valley to the south of the R730. |
| CO-ORDINATES 52 25' 44.328"N...6 38' 12.668"W |
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