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<b>Drumlohan</b>Posted by ryaner
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Drumlohan (Souterrain) by ryaner Looking south along the length of the souterrain.
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Posted by ryaner
19th August 2018ce
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What an unusual site with the two levels. Really impressive place and ogham as a bonus. Are there more souterrains like this one? thesweetcheat Posted by thesweetcheat
19th August 2018ce
The standing ogham stones were removed from the roof of the souterrain and placed in concrete by the excavators. Yes, there is another example like this in Cork with 7 or 8 ogham stones used in its construction - they were all removed to various museums after excavation. This site has 15 ogham stones. The souterrain found near Tara during construction of the M3 motorway had a stone with passage tomb art. Seems like the souterrain builders valued carved/incised stones, maybe they brought ‘luck’. ryaner Posted by ryaner
19th August 2018ce
Its an impressive site sir. We have a few up here with recycled cup marked rocks, Tealing, Kildrummy etc. drewbhoy Posted by drewbhoy
19th August 2018ce
Fascinating, thanks for the info. Much to ponder there. thesweetcheat Posted by thesweetcheat
20th August 2018ce
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