Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic tomb - portal tomb
Ballybrittas, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybrittas
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cromlech
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cromlech
- Coordinates
- 52.42867, -6.63642
- SMR number
- WX031-010----
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
Situated on a slight rise on a S-facing slope at the S foot of Bree Hill. This is a complete portal tomb facing E and consists of two portal stones (H 2.1m; 1.85m), two sidestones, a backstone, sillstone and a large roofstone (dims. 3.8m x 3.6m; T 0.75m). (Borlase 1897, vol. 2, 416 17; Grattan Flood 1912, 13 14; Ó Nualláin 1983, 103)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 27 August, 2012
References
Ó Nualláin, S. 1983b Irish portal tombs: topography, siting and distribution. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 113, 143.
Flood, W.H. Grattan 1912 County Wexford Dolmens. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 42, 13-17.
Borlase, W.C. 1897 The Dolmens of Ireland, 3 vols. London. Chapman and Hall.
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.