Corgreagh

Nearest town:
Shercock (4km ESE)
OS reference:
H699083
OS sheet:
35
Latitude:
54° 1' 8.81 N
Longitude:
6° 56' 0.4 W
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Images

Image of Corgreagh (Chambered Tomb) by ryaner

Close up of the burial chamber capstone/roofstone

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner May 7, 2007
Image of Corgreagh (Chambered Tomb) by ryaner

The best preserved remaining part of the mound, with the chamber-like structure visible

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner May 7, 2007
Image of Corgreagh (Chambered Tomb) by ryaner

Looking north along the mound towards the burial chamber

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner May 7, 2007
Image of Corgreagh (Chambered Tomb) by ryaner

Burial chamber is to the right, with kerb-like stone to the extreme left. There is cairn material all along the mound.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner May 7, 2007

Articles

Corgreagh

ryaner
ryaner May 7, 2007

It was hard to tell what this is due to the livestock time limitations I had here. The large capstone says a portal tomb, but this stone could be a roofstone from a wedge tomb. As the tomb is in court-cairn country, it just might be so, but there’s no evidence of a court.

The mound that the burial chamber is in is completely overgrown. It stretches back from the chamber by about 20 metres and contains cairn material at the flatter back end. There are kerb-like stones on its eastern side, so are we talking a passage grave?

Topics

Calling ryaner - re: Corgreagh 2
FourWinds
FourWinds
May 2007

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