Tawnamachugh

Nearest town:
Manorhamilton (10km E)
OS reference:
G798447
OS sheet:
16
Latitude:
54° 21' 1.78 N
Longitude:
8° 18' 38.47 W
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Images

Image of Tawnamachugh (Portal Tomb) by ryaner

65m NE-SW; 8m NW-SE at SW to 14m at NE; max. H 2m.

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ryaner
ryaner Feb 21, 2019
Image of Tawnamachugh (Portal Tomb) by ryaner

So the inventory says this is the roofstone/capstone, resting on the one remaining portal. Maybe...

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ryaner
ryaner Feb 21, 2019
Image of Tawnamachugh (Portal Tomb) by ryaner

This is a pano, slightly distorting the south-east view of the 65 metre long cairn. Paulie, off to the left of the shot, gives a sense of the enormous size of it.

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ryaner
ryaner Feb 21, 2019
Image of Tawnamachugh (Portal Tomb) by ryaner

Almost gravestone-like slab, it probably belongs to the chamber behind it.

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ryaner
ryaner Feb 21, 2019
Image of Tawnamachugh (Portal Tomb) by ryaner

The ruined chamber of a supposed portal tomb at the north-east end of the cairn.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Feb 21, 2019

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