| Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb | |||||||||
| Native Name: | Tuama Dingeach Bhaile Éamainn Duibh | ||||||||
| Native Language: | ga | ||||||||
| Other Name: | Giant’s Grave | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53.2291°N -6.2263°W | ||||||||
| Location: | Barrack Road, Glencullen, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland | ||||||||
| Built: | c. 18th century BC | ||||||||
| Type: | Wedge tomb | ||||||||
| Height: | 1.83m (06feet) | ||||||||
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Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and a National Monument in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb is found on the south-eastern slope of the Two Rock mountain. Ongoing replanting and an expansion of mountain biking[6] in the area by Coillte[7] has removed all the surrounding trees and access is somewhat gated; giving preference to mountain bikes trails running within 15ft of the national monument.
This is an early Bronze Age wedge tomb, circa 1700 BC, and was situated in a small clearing in a planted forest before the trees surrounding it were cut down in 2020.
The tomb was excavated in the 1830s and then again in the 1940s; during this excavation cremated bone, a polished stone hammer, flints and pottery were found. The tomb is U-shaped and features double-walling; the rectangular chamber is divided into three parts.