Doorus Demesne wedge tomb
| Doorus Demesne Wedge Tomb | |
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Native name Irish: Tuama Dinge Dhiméin Dhúrois | |
  Location of Doorus Demesne Wedge Tomb in Ireland | |
| Type | wedge-shaped gallery grave |
| Location |
Doorus Demesne, Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°14′31″N 9°15′09″W / 54.242008°N 9.252568°WCoordinates: 54°14′31″N 9°15′09″W / 54.242008°N 9.252568°W |
| Built | c. 2500–2000 BC |
| Official name: Rathfranpark Wedge Tomb | |
| Reference no. | 293 |
Doorus Demesne wedge tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland.[1]
Location
Doorus Demesne wedge tomb is located 2.9 km (1.8 mi) northwest of Kinvara.
Description
The chamber, measuring 2.5 × 1.3 m, is covered by an enormous roof-stone which measures 2.4m in length, 2.1m in width and 0.3m in depth. There is a huge amount of cairn material, nearly 1m in depth, on top of the roof-stone and it is supported by two large side-stones (one on each side) and an equally large back-stone at NE. There is some evidence of a gallery in front of the NW side-stone but none on the SW side.[2]
The monument consists of a simple chamber, with sides and back formed of single stones. The chamber is covered by a roofstone above which is built a stack of field stones.[3]
References
- ↑ "Doorus Demesne Wedge Tomb". Flickr.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "DOORUS DEMESNE WEDGE TOMB/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM". Megalitihcmonumentsofireland.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland" (PDF). Archaeology.ie. Retrieved 2016-11-28.