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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tawnatruffaun Alternative Name: The Giant’s GriddleCountry: 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
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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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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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