Rathfranpark Wedge Tomb
Rathfranpark Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland.[1][2]
| Rathfranpark Wedge Tomb | |
|---|---|
| Native name Irish: Tuama Dinge Pháirc Ráth Bhrannaibh | |
 view of the tomb, standing in a field | |
| Type | wedge-shaped gallery grave |
| Location | Rathfranpark, Killala, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54.242008°N 9.252568°W |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Built | c. 2500–2000 BC |
National Monument of Ireland | |
| Official name: Rathfranpark Wedge Tomb | |
| Reference no. | 633 |
  Location of Rathfranpark Wedge Tomb in Ireland | |
Location
Rathfranpark Wedge Tomb is located 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Killala village, overlooking the Palmerstown River and Killala Bay.
History
This wedge tomb was built c. 2500–2000 BC, in the Copper or Bronze Age.[3][4]
A stone circle once stood close to the tomb until the 1950s, when the stones were uprooted and dumped onto the wedge tomb.[5]
Description
The tomb has a gallery over 3 m (9.8 ft) long and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) wide, with side walls composed of boulders up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) high. The gallery axis is ENE-WSW, so the ENE end points towards the rising sun at the summer solstice.[6][7][8]
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References
- Weir, Anthony. "Rathfranpark".
- Borllase, William Copeland (1897). The Dolmens of Ireland: Volume I. London: Chapman & Hall. pp. 114–115.
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- "Cabragh Wedge Tomb, Sligo - TripAdvisor".
- "Saints and Stones: Rathfranpark Wedge Tomb".
- Map, The Megalithic Portal and Megalith. "Rathfranpark Wedge Tomb".
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- "megalithomania: Rathfranpark (Mayo) :: Wedge Tomb :: Visit notes".
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