If I had have been riding a horse when I first saw this tomb I would have fallen off!! What a beautiful and inspiring place.
The courtyard welcomes you with open arms and draws you into its belly ... the chamber. The half courtyard is some 10m across and 5m deep. A line of stones extend from the back of the chamber and from above must look like a giant megalithic CND sign ... a message from the ancients to us all?
It started raining very heavily while I was here and so I had to take refuge inside the 2m x 1m chamber and sit, eating my sandwiches, watching the world go by. Personally, I really didn't care about the rain.
The stones that make up the courtyard vary in height from about 80cm upto nearly 2m near the chamber entrance.
I absolutely love this tomb and will revisit at every chance.
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I could not resist popping in while I was just 2km away. I had an idea for a better photo and so wanted to go back anyway. Even without this 'excuse' I believe I would have been drawn to this wonderful place.
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_Embraced in the arms of this temple I sat and painted, while the sheep stood around and bleated. I don't think I'll swap places today.
The tomb is perfectly aligned with a bungalow on the hill opposite. Serious forward planning! I sit in the entrance for a while and wonder why it didn't align on that hill to the north? And then I see that the one arm of the court points straight at it to the gallery and sight along it. Interesting.
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What a place to start a roadtrip! It's also a great place to take some photos with my new wide angle lens.
This is a good place to start, because it's not a typical court tomb design. Get this one out of the way and the rest are easy to explain. The 'tail' at the rear of the gallery still intrigues me.
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From Newry take the A1 south and cross the border. Take the first left turn after the border and continue along this road. The road takes a sharp left turn after about 3km. Follow the road around and look out for the sign on the right pointing to the tomb after about 500m.
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Streedagh (Co. Sligo) |  Loughconnelly (Co. Antrim) |  Commons (Co. Leitrim) |
 Tullyskeherny (Co. Leitrim) |  Cleggan (Co. Galway) |  Carnanmore (Co. Antrim) |
