This wilting portal tomb stands in a most unusual location. It took me quite some time to actually see where it was, because I just didn't excpect it to be there. The typical amount of vegetation now growing up around it didn't help either. The condition some of these monuments are left in really does distress me sometimes.
The tomb is located at the base of a cliff, facing into the wall, but at a slight angle. It is a small example of a portal tomb, but packed with interesting features. The chamber is sunk into the bedrock and appears to have a paved floor. The capstone rests on the portal stones and a secondary capstone which lies flat over the chamber. The doorstone has a large chunk missing from it, but whether this is origianl or subsequent damage I can't say.
There are wonderful views to the sea and the area around the tomb is studded with wild and weird rock formations. One of these rock outcrops - the only tall, pointed one - stands on the axis of the tomb, some 100m to its rear.
A stream rises from within the bedrock just below the site and then wanders down its own marshy valley. It could well have been this spring that attracted the builders here in the first place.
This is a wonderful tomb and could be made very easy to access. It should certainly be treated with a lot more care.
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