Carrowcrom Wedge Tomb | |
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Native name Irish: Tuama Dinge na Ceathrún Croime | |
Dermot & Grania's Bed | |
Type | wedge-shaped gallery grave |
Location | Carrowcrom,
Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°05′24″N 9°02′52″W / 54.089952°N 9.047893°W |
Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
Height | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Built | c. 2500 – 2000 BC |
Owner | State [1] |
Official name | Carrowcrom Wedge Tomb; Carrowcrom Megalithic Tomb; Carrowcrom Cairn; Carrowcrom Standing Stone; Carrowcrom Standing Stone |
Reference no. | 293 |
Carrowcrom Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. [2] [3]
Carrowcrom Wedge Tomb is located 7 km (4.3 mi) east-southeast of Ballina town, to the west of Slieve Gamph, in the upper reaches of the Srufaungal River. [4] [5]
This wedge tomb was built c. 2500 – 2000 BC, in the Copper or Bronze Age. [6] [7] [8]
Partially renovated. The wedge-shaped gallery is 3.1 metres (10 ft) long and 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) wide, orthostats either side. Two roof stones completely cover the gallery. The whole structure is still covered by a U-shaped cairn. [9] [10] [11]
It faces southwest, towards the setting sun. [12] [13] [14]