Caheraphuca Wedge Tomb Explained

Caheraphuca Wedge Tomb
Native Name:	Tuama Dinge Chathair an Phúca
Native Language:	ga
Coordinates:	52.9346°N -8.9049°W
Location:	Caheraphuca, Crusheen, County Clare, Ireland
Built:	c. 2500–2000 BC
Type:	wedge-shaped gallery grave
Designation1:	National Monument of Ireland
Designation1 Offname:	Caheraphuca Wedge Tomb
Designation1 Number:	466

Caheraphuca wedge tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located near Crusheen in County Clare, Ireland.^{[1] [2]}

Location

Caheraphuca wedge tomb is located in Caheraphuca townland of Inchicronan parish, immediately southwest of Crusheen, to the north of Inchicronan Lough.

History

Wedge tombs of this kind were built in Ireland in the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age, c. 2500–2000 BC. The name derives from Irish cathair an phúca, "dwelling of the púca."^[3]

Description

A long chamber of five stones supports two roofstones; these may originally have been a single roofstone that was later broken.^[4]

External links

• Caheraphuca wedge tomb at the Clare County Library

Notes and References

1. Book: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Science. Caheraphuca.. 1 January 1904. The Academy. Internet Archive.
2. Book: Archaeology and Folklore. Amy. Gazin-Schwartz. Cornelius J.. Holtorf. 23 June 2005. Routledge. 9781134634651. Google Books.
3. Web site: Cathair an Phúca/Caheraphuca. logainm.ie. 2 August 2020.
4. Web site: Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland: County Clare. Ordnance Survey. (Ireland). Ruaidhrí De. Valera. Seán Ó. Nualláin. 1 January 1961. Stationery Office. Google Books.