Doorus Demesne wedge tomb
Tuama Dinge Dhiméin Dhúrois | |
The tomb in 2024 | |
Shown within Ireland | |
| Location | Doorus Demesne, Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 53°9′9.22″N 8°58′21.4″W / 53.1525611°N 8.972611°W |
| Type | wedge-shaped gallery grave |
| History | |
| Material | Stone |
| Founded | c. 2250 BC |
| Official name | Doorus |
| Reference no. | 293 |
The Doorus Demesne wedge tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
Location
Doorus Demesne wedge tomb is located 2.9 km (1.8 mi) northwest of Kinvara on the Doorus Peninsula.
Description
The chamber, measuring 2.5 meters × 1.3 meters, is covered by an enormous roof-stone which measures 2.4 meters in length, 2.1 meters in width and 30 cm in depth. There is a huge amount of cairn material, nearly 1 meter in depth, on top of the roof-stone and it is supported by two large side-stones (one on each side) and an equally large back-stone at NE. There is some evidence of a gallery in front of the NW side-stone but none on the SW side. The monument consists of a simple chamber, with sides and back formed of single stones. The chamber is covered by a roofstone above which is built a stack of field stones.[1]
References
- ^ "Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland, Volume III" (PDF). Archaeology.ie. 1972. Retrieved 28 November 2016.