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DOOGORT WEST PORTAL TOMB
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DOOGORT WEST PORTAL TOMB, COUNTY MAYO
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