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Caheraphuca Wedge Tomb
Caheraphuca wedge tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located near Crusheen in County Clare, Ireland.[1][2]
| Caheraphuca Wedge Tomb | |
|---|---|
| Native name Irish: Tuama Dinge Chathair an Phúca | |
Location of Caheraphuca Wedge Tomb in Ireland | |
| Type | wedge-shaped gallery grave |
| Location | Caheraphuca, Crusheen, County Clare, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°56′05″N 8°54′18″W / 52.934612°N 8.904909°W |
| Built | c. 2500–2000 BC |
| Official name | Caheraphuca Wedge Tomb |
| Reference no. | 466 |
Location edit
Caheraphuca wedge tomb is located in Caheraphuca townland of Inchicronan parish, immediately southwest of Crusheen, to the north of Inchicronan Lough.
History edit
Wedge tombs of this kind were built in Ireland in the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age, c. 2500–2000 BC. The name derives from Irish cathair an phúca, "dwelling of the púca."[3]
Description edit
A long chamber of five stones supports two roofstones; these may originally have been a single roofstone that was later broken.[4]
References edit
- ^ Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Science. The Academy. 1 January 1904 – via Internet Archive.
Caheraphuca.
- ^ Gazin-Schwartz, Amy; Holtorf, Cornelius J. (23 June 2005). Archaeology and Folklore. Routledge. ISBN 9781134634651 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Cathair an Phúca/Caheraphuca". logainm.ie. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ (Ireland), Ordnance Survey; Valera, Ruaidhrí De; Nualláin, Seán Ó (1 January 1961). "Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland: County Clare". Stationery Office – via Google Books.
External links edit
- Caheraphuca wedge tomb at the Clare County Library