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There are the remains of quite a decent dual court tomb in amongst the tangle of brambles and all the rest of it. Given that court tombs this far south are a rarity, you might think this specimen would be better looked after. Alas, you, like I, would be wrong.
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Looking out, south-east, from the backstone of the south-eastern tomb.
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Across the two lateral chambers of the cruciform south-east tomb.
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The western portal stone, 3.55 metres tall, is seen to lean in quite substantially in this shot, to the point where the capstone now rests on it and the doorstone/septal stone. The doorstone, at 3.08 metres tall, is a good deal shorter than either of the portals.
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The point where the massive capstone rests on the subsidiary or secondary roofstone.
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The eastern portal stone is 3.59 metres, or just under 12 feet in old money, tall. We speculated how much is underground and reckoned there would need to be at least a third of its overall height. However, as this shot shows, the capstone has slipped somewhat and the eastern portal no longer bears any of its weight.
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Looking south – Matthewstown is messy but adorable still.
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The concrete and breeze-block wall that holds up the rear of the capstone.
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Both portal stones are missing and the capstone rests rather inelegantly on the doorstone.
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