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Megalithic tomb - court tomb

Tullyskeherny (drumahaire By.), County Leitrim, Ireland

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Townland
Tullyskeherny (drumahaire By.)
County
Leitrim
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Megaliths
Coordinates
54.28146, -8.15539
SMR number
LE011-038001-

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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located in a shallow basin on a broad plateau with a cliff edge (H c. 3m) c. 40m to the NW. An oval cairn (dims 39m NE-SW; 15m NW-SE; max. H 1.75m) contains a three chambered gallery (L c. 6.75m; Wth 2m) entered from the NE-facing court (dims 8m NE-SW; max. Wth c. 5m NW-SE). Six single wedge-shaped subsidiary chambers (max. dims 3.5m x 2m) are contained in the cairn SW of the main gallery. A court tomb (LE011-038002-) is situated c. 10m to the SW. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 62-4)

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 23 September 2008

See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).

References

de Valera, R. and Ó Nualláin, S. 1972 Survey of the megalithic tombs of Ireland, vol. 3, Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. Dublin. Stationery Office.

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