Slievenaglasha Wedge Tomb
Slievenaglasha wedge tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located in County Clare, Ireland.[1][2]
| Slievenaglasha Wedge Tomb | |
|---|---|
| Native name Irish: Carraig na Glaise | |
| Dermot & Grania's Bed | |
  Location of Slievenaglasha Wedge Tomb in Ireland | |
| Type | wedge-shaped gallery grave |
| Location | Slievenaglasha, Kilnaboy, County Clare, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53.017331°N 9.051686°W |
| Built | c. 2500–2000 BC |
| Official name | Slievenaglasha Wedge Tomb |
| Reference no. | 270 |
Location
Slievenaglasha wedge tomb is located on a hilltop at the western edge of the Burren, 2.7 km (1.7 mi) southeast of Carran. It lies in the townland also called Slievenaglasha, in the parish of Kilnaboy.
History
Wedge tombs of this kind were built in Ireland in the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age, c. 2500–2000 BC. It was damaged in AD 1894.[3][4][5]
Legend
Local lore associated the wedge tomb with a sea-green cow Glas Gaibhnenn, abducted from Spain by the smith Gavida. From this magical cow's udders used to flow all the rivers on the mountain-side (the "source of the seven streams" lies to the southwest), was tricked by a hag, who, in place of a milk-pail, milked her into a sieve. The cow either died of grief or deserted that locality for ever. Another version has Lon Mac Liomtha as her owner. The herd was supposedly housed at the wedge tomb of Slievenaglasha.[6]
Description
All that remains of this obviously once substantial ruined wedge tomb is a huge 3.5 m (11′6″) long wall slab on the northwest. The opposite wall and the capstone have both been damaged.
References
- "Archived copy". foto.clarelibrary.ie. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Friel, Maeve (1 January 1997). Here lies: a guide to Irish graves. Poolbeg. ISBN 9781853717130 – via Google Books.
- Annotation to 6-inch OS map.
- (Ireland), Ordnance Survey; Valera, Ruaidhrí De; Nualláin, Seán Ó (1 January 1982). "Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland: Counties: Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary". Stationery Office – via Google Books.
- Ireland, Royal Society of Antiquaries of (1 January 1998). "Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland" – via Google Books.
- "Slievenaglasha".