Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic tomb - portal tomb
Raheen (iverk By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Raheen (iverk By.)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.37830, -7.29603
- SMR number
- KK039-044----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In an old copse on the E side of a valley opening to the SW. It comprises a small ruined chamber (L c. 1.8m; Wth 1m), facing uphill to ENE. The entrance is formed by the N portal stone and a doorstone. The S portal has fallen outwards to the E and the S sidestone, in two pieces, leans inwards against the door-stone. The N sidestone is missing and a low line of crude dry-walling marks the edge of the chamber on this side. The W end is closed by two slabs which lean to the S; the N stone is split in two pieces. The roofstone (L 3.9m; Wth 1.9m; T 0.55m), has been displaced to the S and rests against the sidestone, door-stone and end slabs. The interior floor-level of the chamber is 2m below the capstone. There is no visible trace of a surrounding mound. (Borlase 1897, vol. 2, no. 409, Iverk no. 8; Powell 1941, 22, no. 26)
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 12 May 2021
References
Powell, T.G.E. 1941a Megalithic tombs in South-East Ireland. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 71, 9-23.
Borlase, W.C. 1897 The Dolmens of Ireland, 3 vols. London. Chapman and Hall.
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.