Doorus Demesne wedge tomb

Doorus Demesne wedge tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.

Doorus Demesne Wedge Tomb
Native name
Irish: Tuama Dinge Dhiméin Dhúrois
Location of Doorus Demesne Wedge Tomb in Ireland
Typewedge-shaped gallery grave
LocationDoorus Demesne, Kinvara,
County Galway, Ireland
Coordinates53°9′9.22″N 8°58′21.4″W
Builtc. 2500–2000 BC
Official nameDoorus Wedge Tomb
Reference no.293

Location

Doorus Demesne wedge tomb is located 2.9 km (1.8 mi) northwest of Kinvara on the Doorus Peninsula.

Description

The chamber, measuring 2.5 meters × 1.3 meters, is covered by an enormous roof-stone which measures 2.4 meters in length, 2.1 meters in width and 0.3 meters in depth. There is a huge amount of cairn material, nearly 1 meter in depth, on top of the roof-stone and it is supported by two large side-stones (one on each side) and an equally large back-stone at NE. There is some evidence of a gallery in front of the NW side-stone but none on the SW side. The monument consists of a simple chamber, with sides and back formed of single stones. The chamber is covered by a roofstone above which is built a stack of field stones.[1]

References
  1. "Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland, Volume III" (PDF). Archaeology.ie. 1972. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
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