Caheraphuca Wedge Tomb
| Caheraphuca Wedge Tomb | |
|---|---|
| Native name Tuama Dinge Chathair an Phúca (Irish) | |
  Location of Caheraphuca Wedge Tomb in Ireland | |
| Type | wedge-shaped gallery grave |
| Location | Caheraphuca, Crusheen, County Galway, Ireland |
| 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 in County Clare, Ireland.[1][2]
Location
Caheraphuca wedge tomb is located immediately southwest of Crusheen, to the north of Inchicronan Lough.
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."[3]
Description
A long chamber of five stones supports two roofstones; these may originally have been a single roofstone that was later broken.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Science". The Academy. 1 January 1904 – via Google Books.
- ^ Gazin-Schwartz, Amy; Holtorf, Cornelius J. (23 June 2005). "Archaeology and Folklore". Routledge – via Google Books.
- ^ "Cathair an Phúca/Caheraphuca".
- ^ (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.
- ^ Map, The Megalithic Portal and Megalith. "Caheraphuca".
- ^ Weir, Anthony. "County Clare - selected monuments".