Corracloona

Also known as:
Prince Connell's Grave
Nearest town:
Manorhamilton (15km SW)
OS reference:
G997492
OS sheet:
17
Latitude:
54° 23' 28.74 N
Longitude:
8° 0' 16.63 W
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Images

Image of Corracloona (Court Tomb) by ryaner

I’m more inclined to believe this is a wedge tomb. This shot is taken from on top of the infill between the chamber wall and the drystone walling of the ‘kerb’.

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ryaner
ryaner Feb 17, 2019
Image of Corracloona (Court Tomb) by ryaner

Pano of the front. The stone in the foreground is said to be a displaced roofstone.

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ryaner
ryaner Feb 17, 2019
Image of Corracloona (Court Tomb) by ryaner

Close-up from inside the chamber, 2.45 metres tall.

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ryaner
ryaner Feb 17, 2019
Image of Corracloona (Court Tomb) by ryaner

The kennel hole stone. I’d seen photos of this before but never realised it was so massive, 2.45 metres tall. De Valera and Ó’Nualláin visited the site three times and were unable to classify it with sufficient confidence. Quote; “... we were not convinced that the ‘kennel-hole’ was a deliberately contrived feature of the original tomb. It could well be accounted for as an accidental break.”

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ryaner
ryaner Feb 17, 2019
Image of Corracloona (Court Tomb) by ryaner

Looking over the backstone of the chamber at the blocking stone/septal stone with the famed kennel hole.

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ryaner
ryaner Feb 17, 2019
Image of Corracloona (Court Tomb) by ryaner

Corracloona was renovated but seemingly no record was kept of the process. It was subsequently excavated but the full report was never published.

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ryaner
ryaner Feb 17, 2019
Image of Corracloona (Court Tomb) by stonemad

Corracloona Court Cain...with curious little doorway!

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stonemad
stonemad Jun 27, 2011

Sites within 20km of Corracloona

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