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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dún na Manach wedge tomb Alternative Name: Púicín an Chairn (Pookauncorrin)Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Kerry Type: Wedge Tomb
Nearest Village: Lispole
Latitude: 52.127270N Longitude: 10.15398W
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | no data |
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Officially recorded as monument number KE054-045
A stone at the E edge of the mound and a 2nd stone immediately within the perimeter at NW are well set in the ground and may be kerb-stones. The gallery, which at present measures 3.85m in length, decreases in height and width from W to E. It is 1.7m wide and 1.5m high at W and .9m wide and .75m high at E. The backstone is missing but has been replaced by a later stone wall. The entrance at W has also been closed by secondary walling.
The N side of the gallery is represented by 4 orthostats. A gap of .9m between the 2 westernmost stones now provides access to the interior but probably originally contained a 5th orthostat. A single stone outside the wall, towards its E end, forms a doubling of the wall here. The S side of the gallery also consists of 4 orthostats. The structure is roofed by 2 slabs, that to W being supported partly by the side walls and partly by the E roof stone.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 34.
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