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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tawnatruffaun - Portal Tomb in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Sligo

Submitted by Anthony_Weir on Sunday, 13 October 2002  Page Views: 9427

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tawnatruffaun Alternative Name: The Giant’s Griddle
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 8.419 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Sligo Type: Portal Tomb
 Nearest Village: Dromore West
Map Ref: G400282
Discovery Map Number: D24
Latitude: 54.199267N  Longitude: 8.920093W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Tawnatruffaun
Tawnatruffaun submitted by Anthony_Weir : Tawnatruffaun Portal Tomb (Vote or comment on this photo)
Portal Tomb in Co. Sligo

Visible a few hundred metres E of a by-road following the valley of the Owenwee river, 8 km SW of Dromore West, this tomb has a fine slab-like capstone 2.75 metres long, tilted appropriately and resting on 2 well-matched portal-stones about 1.5 metres high (between which is a low ‘half-door’ stone) and only just resting on the backstone. One of the sidestones has disappeared, allowing the chamber to be seen clearly.
Cup-and-ring designs are reputed to be on two stones of the wall/fence in which The Giant’s Griddle is incorporated.

Note: Photo © Anthony Weir
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Tawnatruffaun submitted by KenWilliams : Late evening, 13/5/06 (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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