This is definitely the prize of this busy townland. As I walked up the path I could see the line of glistening limestone orthostats grinning back at me like a row of false teeth beneath a thorn tree. After I had eventually found access to the field (a gate at the east end) I walked across to this rather odd monument and was stunned by the view. To the southeast Ring Hill rises up amongst the low hills that surround this site and looks magnificent. To the southe west Knockastanna fills the central area of the valley in that direction. To the north amazing views up the valley are slightly blocked by a high hedge.
This wedge tomb is very narrow. The inner walls of the 4m long gallery are only 60cm apart. The outer walling is just 40cm outside of that. The gap between the inner and outer walling on both sides is full of earth and stones, so the two rows formed by them look like very odd molars.
The gallery is aligned N-S, which is rather unusual for a wedge tomb. The thorn tree I mentioned earlier stands about 4m from the south end of the gallery with a few slabs scattered around it - probably roof slabs. One stone from the fa?ßade is still in place at the north end of the gallery.
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