Eskaheen

Also known as:
The Morton God Dolmen
Nearest town:
Buncrana (11km W)
OS reference:
C451271
OS sheet:
7
Latitude:
55° 5' 20.79 N
Longitude:
7° 17' 36.98 W
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Images

Image of Eskaheen (Portal Tomb) by ryaner

The 5 metre long roofstone narrows from 3.7 metres wide at the back to 2 metres wide at the fromt.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Jul 9, 2023
Image of Eskaheen (Portal Tomb) by ryaner

The front of the tomb is now hidden behind trees and shrubs – the capstone is a beauty.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Jul 9, 2023
Image of Eskaheen (Portal Tomb) by ryaner

The boxlike chamber – top is the capstone; middle left to right are the broken northern portal stone, sidestone, padstone and gabled backstone; bottom are the southern sidestone and slipped padstone.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Jul 9, 2023
Image of Eskaheen (Portal Tomb) by ryaner

The gabled backstone of the chamber is at the centre foreground of this shot. A padstone to its right rests on the northern sidestone and underneath the massive capstone. The stone on the left is thought to be another padstone/corbel that has fallen away from the tomb as the capstone collapsed.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Jul 9, 2023
Image of Eskaheen (Portal Tomb) by ryaner

The massive, collapsed capstone rests on the southern portal, the leftmost stone in this shot.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Jul 9, 2023

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