Carrowcastle

Nearest town:
Ballina (6km W)
OS reference:
G294168
OS sheet:
24
Latitude:
54° 5' 43.35 N
Longitude:
9° 4' 45.16 W
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Image of Carrowcastle (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

The roofstone is in place over the very small gallery/burial space. I reckon this is more likely a simple cist than a wedge tomb. It’s not mentioned in the Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Nov 22, 2012
Image of Carrowcastle (Wedge Tomb) by Nucleus

Sorry, just a zoom shot from the road

Image credit: Uwe Häberle 05/2010
Nucleus
Nucleus Jul 4, 2010

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Carrowcastle

ryaner
ryaner Nov 22, 2012

Named as a wedge tomb on archaeology.ie, but not mentioned in the Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. This is a sad wreck of a place, but maybe that’s because I visited on a wind and rainswept November day.
The round capstone sits above a tiny gallery/chamber, maybe a metre square. There is lots of cairn material about this chamber and the remains of a mound are clearly visible.

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