Ballyvennaght

Nearest town:
Campbeltown (44km NE)
Latitude:
55° 9' 11.98 N
Longitude:
6° 6' 21.53 W
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Image of Ballyvennaght (Court Tomb) by ryaner

Deeply embedded western court stones, looking north-north-east towards Carnanmore shrouded in cloud and hiding its passage tomb.

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ryaner
ryaner Jul 14, 2021
Image of Ballyvennaght (Court Tomb) by ryaner

South-south-west over the court from on top of the tomb towards the wedge tomb 100 metres away.

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ryaner
ryaner Jul 14, 2021
Image of Ballyvennaght (Court Tomb) by ryaner

These stones ‘may provide evidence for a single lateral chamber opening from W side’.

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ryaner
ryaner Jul 14, 2021
Image of Ballyvennaght (Court Tomb) by ryaner

Cairn material on this ‘well preserved court tomb’.

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ryaner
ryaner Jul 14, 2021
Image of Ballyvennaght (Court Tomb) by ryaner

The stone in the foreground appears to be at the tip of the eastern arm of the court.

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ryaner Jul 14, 2021

Articles

Ballyvennaght

ryaner
ryaner Aug 2, 2021

Possibly the oldest of the many megalithic monuments in Ballyvennaght townland, it’s also possibly the best preserved as it’s deeply embedded in the peat. It’s about 1.7 kilometres south-south-east of the double portal tomb, the exposure of which shows just what may lie beneath. Alas, a visit here, though easy, is probably for completists only as there’s not much to see, save for maybe a dozen stones peeping above the turf with some scatters of cairn rubble.

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