Cabragh Wedge Tomb Explained

Cabragh (I) Wedge Tomb
Native Name:	Tuama Dinge na Cabraí
Native Language:	ga
Other Name:	Giant's Grave
Coordinates:	54.1742°N -8.6739°W
Location:	Cabragh, Coolaney, County Sligo, Ireland
Built:	c. 2500–2000 BC
Elevation:	174m (571feet)
Type:	wedge-shaped gallery grave
Designation1:	National Monument of Ireland
Designation1 Offname:	Cabragh Wedge Tomb
Designation1 Number:	523

Cabragh Wedge Tomb, also called Cabragh I or the Giant's Grave, is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.^{[1] [2]}

Location

Cabragh Wedge Tomb is located 4.7km (02.9miles) west of Coolaney in the foothills of the Ox Mountains. A tributary of the Owenbeg River flows to the west.^{[3] [4] [5]}

History

This wedge tomb was built c. 2500–2000 BC, in the Copper or Bronze Age. The entrance faces southwest, towards the setting sun at the winter solstice.^{[6] [7]}

Description

The tomb is 12m (39feet) long with double outer walling and entrance stones. There are two burial chambers 2.5m (08.2feet) and 4m (13feet) long, with the roof stones collapsed inward.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cabragh Wedge Tomb.
2. Web site: Archaeology in County Sligo. Sam. Moore. 1 January 1998. FAS Community Services Unit. Google Books.
3. Web site: Print. 2016-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010062326/http://www.imagebank.ie/print.aspx?id=299. 2016-10-10. dead.
4. Web site: Cabragh.
5. Book: The Shell guide to Ireland. Baron Michael Morris. Killanin. Michael V.. Duignan. 1 January 1989. Gill and Macmillan. 9780717115952. Google Books.
6. Web site: Cabragh.
7. Web site: Cabragh Wedge Tomb, Sligo - TripAdvisor.
8. Web site: Cabragh 1 Wedge Tomb. Megalithic Monuments of Ireland.