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| FOURKNOCKS PASSAGE TOMB |
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| PHOTO by Pip POWELL 2008 |
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| This fantastic passage tomb was excavated in 1950-2. The mound, 19m in diameter and delimited by a low dry-walled kerb, contained a curciform passage tomb opening to NNE. Three recesses open off the large pear-shaped central chamber, which is 6.5m by 7.5m, now covered by a shell-concrete dome. Twelve structural stones bear fine examples of megalithic art,one of which is said to be the earliest depiction of the human face in Europe. |
| CO-ORDINATES 53 35' 47.711"N...6 19' 35.24"W |
