ryaner

The south-western stone on the left is 2.3 metres tall, the one at the north-east is 1.9 metres tall.

The south-western stone on the right is 2.3 metres tall, the one at the north-east is 1.9 metres tall.

Stones on top of the mound, possibly field clearance.

Marked as a cairn on the OS map, this is the tomb that probably gives the townland its name.

Large facade/kerb stones on the south-east of the mound.

The place is a bit of a mess but this is probably the facade of the wedge tomb.

The western side of the mound.

South-west over the tomb down into the Glenshane Valley.

The displaced roofstone midway along the chamber.

The fine facade, antechmber and septal stone at the western end of the tomb – the hill off centre to the right is Carn Hill.

Looking west – two roofstones remain over the chamber, the one on the right resting on the backstone.

South over the tomb towards the Roe valley and, further on, the Sperrins.

North towards Benbradagh over the south-west corner stone of the facade.

Looking south-west – the northern portal is a fine stone.

East along the line of the chamber.

ENE over the portals.

The nearest stone in this shot is the backstone of the chamber. The chamber is filled with soil and plant growth.

South into the Sperrins. There’s quite a lot remaining of this ruined megalith.

Looking west at the entrance, possible capstone in the foreground.

North over the chamber, portals and entrance to the right.

There are the remains of a fine wedge tomb in there somewhere.

Stones of the more southerly wedge tomb.

Like the rest of the complex, the tomb is being gradually inundated.

The floor of the tomb is well below the surrounding ground level.

The roofstone of the more northerly wedge tomb.

Looking north at the threatened and neglected, but fine remains of Kilhoyle.

Roofstone in the foreground, septal stone visible further up along the gallery.

North-west over the gallery – got here before the bracken takes hold.

Looking east at the western entrance. The quarry spoil looks less threatening in the photo.

Impressive corbelling at the junction of chambers one and two. Bottom left is a septal stone sealing the second chamber from the first.

Closer in shot of the very unmatched (male/female?) entrance jambstones. Corbelling on the northern (right) side of the gallery is visible behind the right-hand entrance stone.

Looking out into the court – the stone at the bottom of the shot is the sillstone dividing the ante-chamber and the first chamber of the gallery.

Displaced roofstones on the northern side of the mound.

Looking down on the entrance, ante-chamber, and two-chambered gallery.

The southern end of the gallery at the rear of the main tomb.

Looking south along the subsidiary passage and chamber.

North-south aligned subsidiary passage and chamber at the rear of the mound.

Unmatched entrance jambs.

Entrance court at the south-east of the mound.

Kerbstones on the northern side of the tomb.

Kerbstones on the southern side of the tomb.

Slemish to the north-east in Antrim, over the fencepost beside the northern kerbstones.

The first chamber of the main gallery.

Looking outwards into the court below the lintel placed over the segmentng jambs of the main gallery.

Another angle of the entrance.

Over the main gallery – the double-jambstones of the entrance are impressive.

The second chamber in of the main gallery.

Looking west – the shot shows just how much of the tomb remains.

The subsidiary passage and chamber at the rear, eastern end of the tomb. The stone bottom right is the backstone of the main gallery and is used as a sidestone in the subsidiary chamber. Neat.

Looking south-east over the entrance.