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'Marblehill South' : Wedge Tomb

TownlandMarblehill
CountyGalway
Grid RefM 688 039
Longitude8° 27' 56.45" W
Latitude53° 5' 5.37" N
Nearest TownWhitegate (16.2 Km)
OS Sheet52
UTM zone29U
UTM x535787.96483566
UTM y5881840.1732307

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Marblehill North - Wedge Tomb
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 30th June 2002

This is a great wedge, despite being collapsed in the center. The chamber is over 7m in length (with signs of a portico), 1.3m tall and 1.6m wide. It seems to have been originally covered by just three roof slabs - two of which are still held aloft but slipping. The central one lies on top of the collapsed wall stones from that section.

There is, anoyingly, just a little too much brush and small tree growth to appreciate it fully. I feel a letter to the appropriate people coming on - these trees are seriously endangering the structure.

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