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<< Text Pages >> Gates Of Heaven - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Wicklow

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, 15 February 2001  Page Views: 7139

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gates Of Heaven Alternative Name: Kilranelagh Cemetery
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Wicklow Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 Nearest Village: Kilranelagh
Latitude: 52.945147N  Longitude: 6.632034W
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
 no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data 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.
 no data 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
 4
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Re: Gates Of Heaven by eboydens on Sunday, 08 October 2017
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Approximately in the middle of the graveyard, one can find what seems to be the leftover of a burial chamber, 2 standing stones with a flat one between them, as you can see in many chamber entrances.

I have heard there was a ritual as where people would carry the coffin of dead people through the 2 stones in order to be accepted in heaven, hence the name "gates of Heaven"
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Re: Gates Of Heaven by davidmorgan on Monday, 28 April 2014
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