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Re: UPLAND LANDSCAPE ALTERATION IN SOUTH EAST IRELAND.

Feb 11, 2012, 14:43

Slightly off track and only a thought......

Always been fascinated by this group of tombs near Pendine, (although never been there) and the Pembrokeshire coastal path, Geo.Nash photos show something very similar to Rockhoppers video, though out of the 4/5 tombs only one capstone remains. Cromlechs 'hidden' amongst the stones?

http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/304168/images/MORFA+BYCHAN+CHAMBERED+CAIRNS/

http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=15126

Well having explored parts of Pembrokeshire for years and pottered round the cromlechs, West Wales close proximity to Ireland there must be similarities regarding the chambered neolithic cromlechs and whether or not they were covered. It seems to me, that quite a few were definitely not covered because of the absence of soil. On St.David's Head you are almost on bare rock, soil only accumulating in the valley below. The three tombs below are just sitting on rock....

Also Carn Wnda, and Garn Wen (sub megalithics) comes to mind as well, as having no covering, they are quite crude inasfar as design goes.

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/3555/carn_llidi_tombs.html

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1595/coetan_arthur.html

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