Ballynageeragh Portal Tomb is a dolmen and National Monument situated in County Waterford, Ireland.[2][3][4]
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 |
| Official name | Ballynageeragh |
| Reference no. | 384[1] |
Location
editThe tomb is located in pastureland 1 km (⅔ mile) northwest of Dunhill, near the headwaters of the Annestown River.[5][6]
History
editDolmens 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ "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 7 July 2019.
- ^ Map, The Megalithic Portal and Megalith. "Ballinageeragh".
- ^ "Ballynageeragh Dolmen, Co. Waterford - Ken Williams". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Ballynageeragh Dolmen".
- ^ "Ballynageeragh Portal Tomb".
- ^ Fletcher, George (21 May 2015). Munster. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107511439 – via Google Books.