Killakee

Nearest town:
Tallaght (5km WNW)
OS reference:
O124232
OS sheet:
50
Latitude:
53° 14' 50.22 N
Longitude:
6° 18' 57.41 W
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Image of Killakee (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

From the north-west corner at the front of the tomb.

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ryaner Jul 15, 2020
Image of Killakee (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

The stone to the left of the massive beech tree is part of the portico. The chamber is behind the tree.

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ryaner
ryaner May 6, 2013
Image of Killakee (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

Looking east along the chamber/gallery. The small hillock that the tomb is on falls dramatically away at the tree-line in the distance.

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ryaner
ryaner Aug 5, 2008
Image of Killakee (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

The chamber showing the double-walling, from 15 feet up a tree

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ryaner Jun 6, 2006

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Killakee

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ryaner May 6, 2013

A quick visit to Killakee wedge tomb with my daughter and a friend. There’s the usual trash about the area, a popular spot so close to Dublin. This, though ruined, is actually quite a good example of a classic wedge tomb. Double-walling is visible on both sides; much of the other structural stones are still there, though a more modern wall cuts through the front of the tomb. The presence of a massive beech tree in the south-west corner of the wedge does detract and distract. The ground to the east falls steeply away about 10 metres behind the tomb.

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