Ballynageeragh Portal Tomb
Cromleac Bhaile na gCiarraíoch | |
 The tomb at sunrise | |
  Shown within Ireland | |
| Alternative name | Ballinageerah Dolmen |
|---|---|
| Location | Ballynageeragh, Dunhill, County Waterford |
| Region | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°10′40″N 7°16′37″W / 52.177811°N 7.276862°W |
| Type | dolmen |
| History | |
| Material | stone |
| Founded | 4000–3000 BC |
| Periods | Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Poorly reconstructed |
| Ownership | Veale family |
| Public access | Yes |
| Reference no. | 384[1] |
Ballynageeragh Portal Tomb is a dolmen and National Monument situated in County Waterford, Ireland.[2][3][4]
Location
The tomb is located in pastureland 1 km (⅔ mile) northwest of Dunhill, near the headwaters of the Annestown River.[5][6]
History
Dolmens were constructed in Ireland in the 4th millennium BC. Investigations in the late 1930s revealed cremated bone, flint and charcoal in the chamber. The tomb was (clumsily) reconstructed in 1940.[7][8]
Description
The dolmen has an oval capstone, 4 × 2.65 × 0.7 m, weighing 6¾ tons.[9] The tomb faces southwest (toward the setting sun) but the portal-stones are missing. The capstone rests on a doorstone and a cushion stone on top of the back stone. There are several side stones.
References
- ^ "National Monuments in County Waterford" (PDF). National Monuments Service. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ Society, Kilkenny and South-east of Ireland Archaeological (1 January 1867). "The Journal of the Kilkenny and South-east of Ireland Archaeological Society". The Society – via Google Books.
- ^ "Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland". 1 January 1941 – via Google Books.
- ^ "I.T.A. Topographical and General Survey" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ Map, The Megalithic Portal and Megalith. "Ballinageeragh".
- ^ "Ballynageeragh Dolmen, Co. Waterford - Ken Williams". Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
- ^ "Ballynageeragh Dolmen".
- ^ "Ballynageeragh Portal Tomb".
- ^ Fletcher, George (21 May 2015). "Munster". Cambridge University Press – via Google Books.