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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 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 |
'''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> |
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==Location== |
==Location== |
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==History== |
==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]]."<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> |
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==Description== |
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google. |
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> |
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==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] |
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Latest revision as of 03:24, 12 July 2024
| Caheraphuca Wedge Tomb | |
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| Native name Tuama Dinge Chathair an Phúca (Irish) | |
  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 |
Caheraphuca wedge tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located near Crusheen in County Clare, Ireland.[1][2]
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.