Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb

The National Monuments Service's description

In rough pasture with occasional rock outcropping, on a break on the lower E-facing slopes of Mucksna Mountain. A wedge-shaped chamber (L 2.2m; Wth c. 1m at the NNW end; Wth 0.65m at the SSE end) is aligned NNW-SSE. A single upright sidestone forms each side and a single backstone closes the SSE end. The roofstone (L 2m; Wth 1.5m; T 0.2m) has slipped to the SE where one end of it rests on the ground; the centre of the roofstone rests on the E sidestone. Two heavily leaning slabs, amid a scatter of prostrate stones near the NNW end, may represent an antechamber. A possible outer wall is suggested by a low upright stone amid the rubble to the E of the chamber. An enclosure (KE093-086002-) lies c. 60m to the NNE and a relict field boundary (KE093-086001-) c. 60m to the NW.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 30 May 2011