I was subjected to a lesson in elemental appreciation while visiting this wonderfully located tomb. It is situated at the end of a long narrow coastal bay, up which the wind blasts. The weather was not too pleasant anyway, but here it was whipped into a frenzy - the rain swirling all around and the seea crashing against the rocks just 50m away in an inspring demonstration of the power of nature. Even without the presence of a tomb here I would have been shaken.
The tomb is somewhat collapsed, which is hardly surprising considering the enormous size of the stones used to make it. The capstone has slipped partially and pushed the portal stones outwards. One wall of the 1.8m cubic chamber is missing.
I imagine that the nature of this monument changes with the weather being so close to the sea. To me it was oppressive and dark. On a sunny day with gulls circling over head and the sea in a soft swell it may be the loveliest thing around. I might return one day to find out.
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