Burren (Central, W)

Also known as:
Tullygobban wedge tomb
Nearest town:
Swanlinbar (14km E)
OS reference:
H074353
OS sheet:
26
Latitude:
54° 15' 58.96 N
Longitude:
7° 53' 11.1 W
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Images

Image of Burren (Central, W) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

Prominently placed on the top of this hill, this is the view from slightly downhill at the north-west.

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ryaner Mar 3, 2019
Image of Burren (Central, W) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

Another view of the structure – it is quite a mess.

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ryaner
ryaner Mar 3, 2019
Image of Burren (Central, W) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

The forestry plantation is felled around the tomb, opening up magnificent views all around, though sadly not on this day.

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ryaner Mar 3, 2019
Image of Burren (Central, W) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

Though it is wrecked, this tomb would have rivalled its neighbour across the valley in its day.

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ryaner Mar 3, 2019
Image of Burren (Central, W) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

The fracture in this roofstone happened along a natural faultline.

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ryaner Mar 3, 2019
Image of Burren (Central, W) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

From the back of the tomb looking west. There’s actually quite more of this left than I had imagined, some of it embedded in the soil.

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ryaner Mar 3, 2019
Image of Burren (Central, W) (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

One of the remaining, and massive, roofstones has split under its own weight.

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

The less well-known and very ruined wedge tomb in the central part of Burren. This would have been as impressive in its day as ‘The Giant’s Leap’, Burren East wedge tomb.

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ryaner Mar 9, 2007

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Folklore

Burren (Central, W)
Wedge Tomb
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ryaner Jul 8, 2020

Tullygobban (Tulaigh an Ghobáin) is though to be named after the Gobán Saor, the master craftsman of Irish folklore. His wife and child are thought to be buried on this hill.

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