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{{Short description|Gallery grave in County Clare, Ireland}}
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| location = Caheraphuca, [[Crusheen]],<br/>[[County Clare]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
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'''Caheraphuca wedge tomb''' is a [[wedge-shaped gallery grave]] and [[National Monument (Ireland)|National Monument]] located near [[Crusheen]] in [[County Clare]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.ie/books?id=RsUZAAAAMAAJ&q=Caheraphuca&dq=Caheraphuca&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiCg5O905zRAhXKJcAKHVk3CggQ6AEIHzAB|title=Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Science|date=1 January 1904|publisher=The Academy|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.ie/books?id=NpWEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA266&dq=Caheraphuca&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiCg5O905zRAhXKJcAKHVk3CggQ6AEIMjAF#v=onepage&q=Caheraphuca&f=false|title=Archaeology and Folklore|first1=Amy|last1=Gazin-Schwartz|first2=Cornelius J.|last2=Holtorf|date=23 June 2005|publisher=Routledge|via=Google Books}}</ref>
'''Caheraphuca wedge tomb''' is a [[wedge-shaped gallery grave]] and [[National Monument (Ireland)|National Monument]] located near [[Crusheen]] in [[County Clare]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/proceedingsroya24acadgoog|quote=Caheraphuca.|title=Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Science|date=1 January 1904|publisher=The Academy|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NpWEAgAAQBAJ&q=Caheraphuca&pg=PA266|title=Archaeology and Folklore|first1=Amy|last1=Gazin-Schwartz|first2=Cornelius J.|last2=Holtorf|date=23 June 2005|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134634651|via=Google Books}}</ref>


==Location==
==Location==
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==History==
==History==
Wedge tombs of this kind were built in Ireland in the early Bronze Age, c. 2500–2000 BC. The name derives from Irish ''cathair an phúca'', "dwelling of the [[púca]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.logainm.ie/ga/6159|title=Cathair an Phúca/Caheraphuca|publisher=}}</ref>
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]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.logainm.ie/ga/6159|title=Cathair an Phúca/Caheraphuca|publisher=logainm.ie|accessdate=2 August 2020}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
A long chamber of five stones supports two roofstones; these may originally have been a single roofstone that was later broken.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.ie/books?id=LfKAAAAAMAAJ&q=Caheraphuca&dq=Caheraphuca&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiCg5O905zRAhXKJcAKHVk3CggQ6AEIPTAH|title=Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland: County Clare|first1=Ordnance Survey|last1=(Ireland)|first2=Ruaidhrí De|last2=Valera|first3=Seán Ó|last3=Nualláin|date=1 January 1961|publisher=Stationery Office|via=Google Books}}</ref>
A long chamber of five stones supports two roofstones; these may originally have been a single roofstone that was later broken.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LfKAAAAAMAAJ&q=Caheraphuca|title=Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland: County Clare|first1=Ordnance Survey|last1=(Ireland)|first2=Ruaidhrí De|last2=Valera|first3=Seán Ó|last3=Nualláin|date=1 January 1961|publisher=Stationery Office|via=Google Books}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/archaeology/CL026-015---.htm Caheraphuca wedge tomb at the Clare County Library]
* [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/archaeology/CL026-015---.htm Caheraphuca wedge tomb at the Clare County Library]


[[Category:National Monuments in County Clare]]
[[Category:National monuments in County Clare]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in County Clare]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in County Clare]]
[[Category:Tombs in the Republic of Ireland]]

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Caheraphuca Wedge Tomb
Native name
Tuama Dinge Chathair an Phúca (Irish)
Caheraphuca Wedge Tomb is located in Ireland
Caheraphuca Wedge Tomb
Location of Caheraphuca Wedge Tomb in Ireland
Typewedge-shaped gallery grave
LocationCaheraphuca, Crusheen,
County Clare, Ireland
Coordinates52°56′05″N 8°54′18″W / 52.934612°N 8.904909°W / 52.934612; -8.904909
Builtc. 2500–2000 BC
Official nameCaheraphuca Wedge Tomb
Reference no.466

Caheraphuca wedge tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located near Crusheen in County Clare, Ireland.[1][2]

Location

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Caheraphuca wedge tomb is located in Caheraphuca townland of Inchicronan parish, immediately southwest of Crusheen, to the north of Inchicronan Lough.

History

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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

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A long chamber of five stones supports two roofstones; these may originally have been a single roofstone that was later broken.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Science. The Academy. 1 January 1904 – via Internet Archive. Caheraphuca.
  2. ^ Gazin-Schwartz, Amy; Holtorf, Cornelius J. (23 June 2005). Archaeology and Folklore. Routledge. ISBN 9781134634651 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Cathair an Phúca/Caheraphuca". logainm.ie. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. ^ (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.
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