Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic tomb - portal tomb
Clogher (Tulla Upper By.), County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clogher (Tulla Upper By.)
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.86923, -8.67455
- SMR number
- CL035-037----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1857 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In an elevated area of deciduous woodland, overlooking lower ground to E and SE. This portal tomb appears to survive in a slightly more collapsed state than as described in previous accounts by Westropp (1902-04, 117-18) and De Valera and Ó Nualláin (1961, 78-9). Not depicted on OS historic mapping. A large, collapsed megalithic tomb (c. 5m NW-SE; c. 4m NE-SW; H c. 2m) (long-axis NW-SE) consisting of moss-covered limestones. The capstone (L 3.75m; Wth 2.8m; T 1.5m) is resting on one flat limestone (L 1.7m NW-SE; Wth 1.6m NE-SW; T 0.25m) at the SE end and is elevated 0.6m above ground level at the NW end. There is a flat stone at WNW (L 2.1m NW-SE; Wth 1.65m NE-SW; T 0.2m) and at N (L 2m NW-SE; Wth 1.3m NE-SW; T 0.2m) which are partially under the capstone. Two short upright stones and several other stones are also beneath, yet difficult to see. There is a possible collapsed opening at NW. An ivy-clad tree is abutting to SSW and it appears to be growing out of a natural erratic which has split into four parts. There are clusters of glacial erratics visible on this knoll to S, SE and E, with a very large cluster noted c. 40m to SE.
The following items have been uploaded:
CL035-037----_01.pdf Details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume I. County Clare. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1961)
CL035-037----_01.jpg From NE. General view of megalithic tomb.
CL035-037----_02.jpg From NW. General view of megalithic tomb.
CL035-037----_03.jpg From SW. General view of megalithic tomb.
CL035-037----_04.jpg From SE. General view of megalithic tomb.
CL035-037----_05.jpg From NW. Collapsed opening at NW.
CL035-037----_06.jpg From NW. General view of monument within area of trees.
Revised by: Mary Tunney
Date of revision: 29 January 2018
References
De Valera and Ó Nualláin 1961 Survey of the megalithic tombs of Ireland, vol. i, County Clare. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Westropp, T.J. 1902-4 The cists, dolmens, and pillars in the eastern half of the county of Clare. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 24C, 107-131.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - 16th/17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.