This is another tomb that I can remove from my 'must see' list, but I must put it straight onto my 'must see again' list. This is because of two reasons - firstly I visited this at the end of the day and the sun was very low and casting huge shadows, secondly it is fantastic!
This beast of a sepulchre towers at lest 5m high and has the two largest rocks that I have ever seen balanced on top of each other for roof stones. From behind is does actually look as if the one sits upon the other, but infact the larger one rests on the front uprights (2m+ high) and the smaller (but still large) rear capstone.
Another classical thing about this site is that you first see it from above as you cross the fields and enter through the gate. The protection sign is too close but by carefully standing someone in front of it you will avoid having it ruin your shot. Definitely come and see this tomb.
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I was really happy to be coming back here. I love the place, although I do get a tinge of "it's broken" when I think about the missing portal stone. We arrived at the right time of day for this site at around 1 pm. The sun is perfect and it really tried to break through the patchy cloud to accomodate us.
A superb place to spend an hour. This one shot to the top of Julian's favourite dolmen list - I find it hard to argue.
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The name Aghnacliff possibly derives from "Achadh na Cloiche" which means "Field of the Stones"
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Birrinagh (Co. Longford) |  Crowagh (Co. Sligo) |  Newmarket (Co. Kilkenny) |
 Ballycasheen (Co. Clare) |  Cloghin (Co. Tyrone) |  Altdrumman (Co. Tyrone) |
