I was thoroughly soaked by the time I drove past this tomb and I considered driving past to come back on Sunday, but then I thought that I was so wet it hardly mattered and stopped. So did the rain, well almost.
This nice little sepulchre provides either mysteries or clues about the construction of these amazing structures. At its heart is a typical Burren wedge with single slab walls, a single roof slab and a split stone entrance. However, standing to one side is an upright slab 80cm wide and 1.6m tall (40cm taller than the gallery) and in front of the entrance is a taller stone and what appears to be a little forecourt or antechamber. There are also some other broken slabs along the sides. Do these hint at how all the tombs were constructed or is this a one off special?
Oh! it's started to rain again. Now, this one is good for sheltering in!
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It's very hard not to pop in here if you're driving past and you know what's just over the wall. Quite a few cars stopped off here while we were around, which is great to see.
Uta hadn't seen the tomb yet (being a Burren virgin until today) so there was a great excuse to come and get a GPS reading and take some more photos. Last time I was here it was raining, so this was a welcome opportunity.
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| Marianne from Clare |  |
| Uwe H. from Leinfelden-Echterdingen (Germany) |  |
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Greenan (Co. Fermanagh) |  Slieveowen (Co. Cork) |  Loughbrack (Co. Tipperary) |
 Toormore (Co. Cork) |  Baur South (Co. Clare) |  Parknabinnia (Co. Clare) |
