Doorus Demesne wedge tomb

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Doorus Demesne Wedge Tomb
Tuama Dinge Dhiméin Dhúrois
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LocationDoorus Demesne, Kinvara,
County Galway, Ireland
Coordinates 53°9′9.22″N8°58′21.4″W / 53.1525611°N 8.972611°W / 53.1525611; -8.972611
Type wedge-shaped gallery grave
History
Material Stone
Foundedc.2250 BC
Official nameDoorus
Reference no.293

The Doorus Demesne wedge tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.

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Location

Doorus Demesne wedge tomb is located 2.9 km (1.8 mi) northwest of Kinvara on the Doorus Peninsula.

Description

The chamber, measuring 2.5 meters × 1.3 meters, is covered by an enormous roof-stone which measures 2.4 meters in length, 2.1 meters in width and 30 cm in depth. There is a huge amount of cairn material, nearly 1 meter 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. 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. [1]

References

  1. "Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland, Volume III" (PDF). Archaeology.ie. 1972. Retrieved 28 November 2016.