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Ballyvatheen : Wedge Tomb

CountyKilkenny
Grid RefS 573 224
Longitude7° 9' 32.41" W
Latitude52° 21' 1.08" N
Nearest TownMullinavat (2.2 Km)
OS Sheets75, 76
UTM zone29U
UTM x625391.13001007
UTM y5801595.8594372
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 6th April 2003

This is situated beautifully, but its condition and the fact that the tomb is smothered in gorse really does detract from this.

What can be seen is an east-west gallery with double walling. The west end of the gallery may be split lengthwise and could have been a split portico. The gallery is 4m long and sits in a low mound which could show the extent of the cairn.

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