DOOGORT WEST PORTAL TOMB |
This Portal Tomb, marked on both Historic and OSI maps as 'Giant's Grave', is located on the lower, south slope of Slievemore, 'An Sliabh Mor', overlooking Keel Lough to the south, on the north side of Achill Island, 'Acaill'. The tomb, orientated towards the top of the mountain, is sited on a small level platform beside a modern field wall. The huge capstone, measuring 2.7m in length, 2.35m in width and 0.35m in depth, has slipped off and lies south of the remaining structure. One of the portal stones, the west stone 2.3m in height, remains erect while the other lies 2m to the NE. The west side-stone remains in place while the east side-stone now lies against the west side-stone. The back-stone lies inside the chamber, which is 2.8m in length and 2.5m in width at the entrance, and a small half-holed door-stone lies recumbent outside the entrance to the north. |
CO-ORDINATES 53 59' 49.445"N...10 3' 23.789"W |