Burren (E)

Also known as:
Giant's Leap
Nearest town:
Swanlinbar (14km E)
OS reference:
H079352
OS sheet:
26
Latitude:
54° 15' 55.7 N
Longitude:
7° 52' 43.48 W
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Images

Image of Burren (E) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

View of the tomb on arrival from the new walkway.

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ryaner
ryaner Mar 4, 2019
Image of Burren (E) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

Another pad-stone, this under the south side of the rearmost (eastern) roofstone.

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ryaner
ryaner Mar 4, 2019
Image of Burren (E) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

The back of the tomb with various outer walling orthostats surrounding.

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ryaner
ryaner Mar 4, 2019
Image of Burren (E) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

There’s a new wooden walkway up to this most fantastic of wedge tombs, now part of the Cavan Burren Park, “...widely recognised as one of the finest prehistoric relict landscapes in Ireland.”

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ryaner
ryaner Mar 4, 2019
Image of Burren (E) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

A pad stone, propping up one of the huge roofstones and keeping it perpendicular. How it’s stayed that way for thousand of years is anyone’s guess.

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ryaner
ryaner Mar 4, 2019
Image of Burren (E) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

Inside the gallery looking towards the septal stone from the rear of the tomb.

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ryaner
ryaner Mar 4, 2019
Image of Burren (E) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

This reminds me of a Dutch hunnebed (from postings on this website).

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ryaner
ryaner Oct 13, 2013
Image of Burren (E) (Wedge Tomb) by CianMcLiam

From up here the tomb looks like an enormous lizard creeping through the forest

Image credit: Ken Williams/ShadowsandStone.com 2007
CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Sep 29, 2007
Image of Burren (E) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

One of the new signs that are all along the path through the forest on Burren

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ryaner
ryaner Mar 9, 2007
Image of Burren (E) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

Cup and ring marks. These alone are worth the trek up here.

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ryaner
ryaner Mar 9, 2007
Image of Burren (E) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

Roofstone over the portico with cup and rings marks.

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ryaner
ryaner Mar 9, 2007
Image of Burren (E) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

The showpiece tomb at Burren. A truly moving and inspiring piece of megalithic engineering.

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ryaner
ryaner Mar 9, 2007

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