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Edited Aug 28, 2012, 23:10
Re: A shot in the dark
Aug 28, 2012, 23:07
tjj wrote:
http://www.voicesfromthedawn.com/kilclooney-dolmen/
This one is a bit 'pointy' though not sure in which direction.

Same applies to some wedge tombs e.g. Kilmackowen


An addendum to this interesting discussion:
Just looking through some photos of my trip to West Cork earlier in the year and came across a photo of an information board in the village of Allihies at the end of the Beara Peninsula - it relates to Killough West wedge tomb at Bealbarnish Gap.

"These features get their name from the chamber which is 'wedged' becoming narrower and sloping to the back. The entrance was usually aligned with the setting sun. It has been suggested that this relates to beliefs concerning the passing of the dead to the afterlife."
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