<< Our Photo Pages >> Kilclooney More II - Portal Tomb in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Donegal
Submitted by Anthony_Weir on Sunday, 13 October 2002 Page Views: 8621
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kilclooney More IICountry: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Donegal Type: Portal Tomb
Nearest Town: Ardara Nearest Village: Narin
Map Ref: G7220796721
Discovery Map Number: D10
Latitude: 54.817547N Longitude: 8.433082W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Portal-stones 1.8 metres high support a massive roofstone 6 metres across. Between the backstone and the roofstone is a fine example of a chocking-stone set to get the characteristic angle of tilt just right.
The small tomb, at the other end of the remains of the cairn, still has 2 sidestones, an inset backstone and one portal-stone, and is roofed with a horizontal slab. Both tombs have low sillstones at the entrance to E-facing chambers.
Note: Photo © Anthony Weir
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