<< Our Photo Pages >> Harristown - Passage Grave in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Waterford
Submitted by Anthony_Weir on Sunday, 13 October 2002 Page Views: 7932
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: HarristownCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 4.237 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Waterford Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Dunmore East
Map Ref: S677040
Discovery Map Number: D76
Latitude: 52.184142N Longitude: 7.010925W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Passage Grave in Co. Waterford
About 150 metres E of a by-road, on top of a low hill about 600 metres N of Fairybush Crossroads, this low tomb commands a fine view and is the most impressive of a group of County Waterford passage-tombs which resemble those of the Scilly Isles off Cornwall in that the chamber and the passage are one. The wedge-shaped passage/chamber and the partial doubling of the side walls in this example show some influence from wedge-tombs. Only 2 roofstones survive. The sepulchre is surrounded by remains of its cairn, and a kerb of orthostats broken at the entrance to the passage/chamber in which there is a low sill-stone.
~ 15.4 kms W by S is Matthewstown passage-tomb.
Note: Photo © Anthony Weir
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