Reply on Facebook from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency:
Hi everyone. Many thanks for your interest in Tirnony Dolmen. As you say it is a wonderful site and a great example of a portal tomb in an attractive rural setting. Since the partial collapse of the tomb early 2010, we have been working on developing a scheme to reconstruct the tomb to match as closely as possible the condition of the site prior to collapse. Essentially we want it to look as it did in your 2009 photo. The archaeological excavation carried out later in 2010 was part of the process of investigating the site to provide information to inform our reconstruction.
As you can imagine, putting the tomb back together is akin to a complex 3D puzzle, involving large irregularly shaped, and in some cases broken, pieces of stone. In addition we want to ensure that any engineering solution creates as little disturbance as possible and does not visually detract from the monument and its setting. We are now in the final stages of designing the reconstruction of the tomb and we will soon be appointing a contractor to undertake the works. All being well, it is hoped that the tomb reconstruction will take place later this year. I hope that you will be able to enjoy the reinstated tomb when you next visit the site.
Reply | with quote | Posted by CianMcLiam 18th February 2013ce 21:24 |
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