Meehambee Dolmen
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 The site in 2007 | |
| Location | Mihanboy, County Roscommon, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 53°24′43″N 8°1′11″W / 53.41194°N 8.01972°W |
| Type | Dolmen |
| Height | 2.3 meters |
| History | |
| Material | Stone |
| Founded | c. 3500 BC |
The Meehambee Dolmen is a megalithic portal tomb, dating from around 3500 BC, in County Roscommon, Ireland.
Two local schoolchildren unearthed two stone axes in the 1960s.[1]
Initially supported on six upright portals, 2.3 metres high, the capstone is estimated to weigh twenty-four tonnes. The portal stone supporting the back of the capstone has collapsed, allowing the capstone to slide backward out of position and causing the doorstone to collapse. As a result, the capstone now rests at a 45-degree angle.[1]
It is thought that these tombs, of which over 1,200 have been identified in Ireland, were either the burial place of a single important king or chieftain or perhaps the tombs of several tribe members who inhabited the area in the Neolithic era.
It was known locally as Leabaidh Éirn in the 1930s.[2]
Location
The tomb is located in Mihanboy, County Roscommon, a few hundred metres from the M6 motorway. It is accessed by a bridle path off a local road from the R362 road in the village of Bellanamullia on the western outskirts of Athlone.
Gallery
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Camouflaged in moss, hardly visible on the bridle path -
Information panel at site entrance
See also
References
- ^ a b Taken from information board onsite.
- ^ "Local Antiquities - A Cromlech - Leabaidh Éarn". dúchas.ie. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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