Labbacallee wedge tomb

Labbacallee wedge tomb
Leaba Chaillí
	Labbacallee Wedge Tomb, County Cork
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Location	County Cork, Ireland (next to tom's house)
Coordinates	52°10′27″N 8°20′04″W / 52.1742°N 8.3345°WCoordinates: 52°10′27″N 8°20′04″W / 52.1742°N 8.3345°W
Type	Wedge tomb
History
Periods	Bronze Age
Site notes
Public access	Yes
National Monument of Ireland
Reference no.	318

Labbacallee wedge tomb (Irish: Leaba Chaillí, meaning 'hag's bed') is a large pre-historic burial monument, located 8 km (5.0 mi) north-west of Fermoy and 2 km (1.2 mi) south-east of Glanworth, County Cork, Ireland. It is the largest Irish wedge tomb and dates from roughly 2300 BC.^[1]^{[citation needed]}

Features[]

Excavations[]

In 1934 excavations revealed a number of inhumations, fragments of a late Stone Age decorated pot, and fragments of bone and stone.^{[citation needed]} Local folklore associates the site with the Celtic Hag-Goddess Cailleach Bheur, and during the excavations, the site was found to contain the remains of a woman. Although the body had been positioned within one chamber of the tomb, her skull was found in another chamber.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Weir, A (1980). Early Ireland. A Field Guide. Belfast: Blackstaff Press. p. 118.

Sources[]

"Labbacallee". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
Noonan, Damien (2001). "Castles & Ancient Monuments of Ireland", Arum Press. ISBN 1-85410-752-6

External links[]

[WE-1] Weir, A (1980). Early Ireland. A Field Guide. Belfast: Blackstaff Press. p. 118.

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