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Rathlackan This very impressive well preserved court tomb is situated in a peat bog one and a half kilometres west of Rathlackan. The Tomb was excavated in 1990 and the court and chambers are still exposed. I thought it was going to be difficult to find this site, but found it to be easily accessible. The tomb is right beside a track running North of a by road. |
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As can be seen from the image
below this megalithic monument has a long gallery consisting of three
distinct chambers separated by Jambs. One feature of this tomb is the
thin doorstone visible in the image shown right, it has been moved to
the left of the gallery entrance. I love the almost silver colour of
these stones against the rich colour of the peat bog.
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Situated: From Ballina take the R314 North through Killala, then about 1 kilometre after Palmerstown Bridge take the first right then after 6 kilometres about 1 k before Rathlackan turn left at the crossroads, just over 1 kilometre there is a track on your right the tomb is about 150 metres down this track on your left. Discovery Map 24: G 166 388. Last visit April 2004. Photos: Jim Dempsey. Click on Pics for higher resolution image. |