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Image of Kilmashogue Wedge Tomb by ryaner

One of three subsidiary cists in the placed into the monument.

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Image of Kilmashogue Wedge Tomb by ryaner

This is taken from the north side of the tomb and cairn.

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Image of Kilmashogue Wedge Tomb by ryaner

The chamber of the monument is now a favourite drinking spot and fire-pit. This is the most vulnerable of all the south Dublin megalithic tombs. ACE is an ass.

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Image of Kilmashogue Wedge Tomb by ryaner

From the back of the tomb. There’s been a good deal of disturbance to some of the cairn stones, somebody believing that it’s a good idea to build up the side-walling of the main gallery.

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Image of Kilmashogue Wedge Tomb by ryaner

The ever vulnerable backstone of the gallery at Kilmashogue. Seems to be irresistible for use as a companion fireplace to your bag of cans.

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Image of Kilmashogue Wedge Tomb by ryaner

Wish they’d cut the trees here and let the tomb breathe a little.

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Image of Kilmashogue Wedge Tomb by ryaner

A montage of Kilmashogue’s beautiful but neglected wedge tomb

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Kilmashogue Wedge Tomb

A word of warning. The approach to this beautiful wedge tomb is short but very, very steep! My knee almost gave out but I perservered and I am glad I did because it is well worth it. Although in a ruinous state, it is set amongst some lovely woodland and there is still plenty to see. Andy explained that local youths tend to use this area for partying and car burning but it seems to have survived this latest onslaught.

Again, the views must have been spectacular when it was first built; if you remove the planted forest, you would look straight over what is now Dublin and across to the sea.

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