Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
Ballyelly, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyelly
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.09698, -9.26569
- SMR number
- CL004-016042-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In the centre of an enclosure (CL004-016041-) within a slightly sunken linear depression orientated NNE-SSW.
A poorly preserved, probable wedge tomb comprising two upright slabs and three recumbent slabs and reported by Michael Lynch. The N stone (L 3.5m; H c. 0.75m) is located c. 2.2m from the S stone (L 1.3m; H c. 0.75m) and they appear to form the sidestones of a chamber orientated E-W. The largest of the recumbent slabs (L 1.7m; Wth 0.5m) rests on the N sidestone. A hut site (CL004-016043-) is located c. 10m to the NE.
The following images have been uploaded:
CL004-016042-_01.jpg View of tomb from W (photo: Michael Lynch)
CL004-016042-_02.jpg View of tomb from E (photo: Michael Lynch)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Lynda McCormack
Date of upload: 27 September 2022
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Clochanunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.