Location -
Coolbuck; Cleenish: Fermanagh.
Description
On a very gentle southwest facing slope of a hill in blanket
bog, overlooked by higher hills on all sides except the southeast.
Two stones only are shown on both the 1933 ordinance 6"
map & are designated "Standing Stones". Four orthostats,
0.75m, 1.4m, 0.55m & 0.45m high in fact survive arranged
in a curve & are all that remains of a megalithic structure,
probably a tomb.
Location
- Carnpatrick; Carnfadrig; Ballywholan; Clogher; Tyrone.
Description
This portal tomb consists of a long narrow cairn, at the east
end of which is a massive cist, 6ft x 4ft, reached through 2
portal stones & a sill, which were probably buried in the
body of the cairn. At the west end are 2 similar cists set in
line transversely to the body of the axis of the cairn. The
cairn is aligned NE/SW & is 27.3m long, 10m wide & 1.5-2m
high. The site was excavated in 1899; finds included cremated
bones, ashes & flints, including an arrowhead.
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Location -
Giant's Grave; Cullamore; Errigal Trough; Tyrone.
Description
On a rocky ridge running NE-SE towards the summit of Cullamore
Hill. The front of the tomb is orientated to SE. The site consists
of a half court with a good pair of entrance jambs. The court
is of post & panel construction and the west flanker has
fallen forward. The court is 4.6m wide and 3.15m deep. The gallery
leading off the court has 2 chambers, divided by imbrication
- there are no jambs. A fallen stone along the east side of
the gallery may have been a lintel between chambers 1 &
2. Chamber 1 is 2.9m long x 1.3m wide x 1m deep & chamber
2 is 2.25m x 1.1m x 1m deep. A possible subsidiary chamber lies
almost at right angles to the gallery behind the backstone.
The site was excavated by Rapmond in 1899.
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Location -
Brougher; Enniskillen; Fermanagh.
Description
On a gradual south facing slope of a hill 870m east of the ordinance
survey triangulation stone on the summit of Brougher Mt. and
70m SW of a standing stone, 2 stone circles & a stone-alignment.
This NW-SE alignment, not shown on any ordinance survey map,
consists of 7 orthostats 0.25-0.9m high, plus 3 fallen slabs
giving an overall length of 21.7m. A single fallen stone lies
1.5m SW of the alignment, whilst 5 thin slabs 0.2-0.75m high
& 12m to SW, could be the remains of a megalithic tomb.
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Location - Lislane;
Clogher; Tyrone.
Description
On a prominent local hilltop with excellent views north, east
and south. The tomb is orientated SW-NE. It consists of a main
chamber, part of a facade to the west and good outer walling
along the west, north and east. It is 7.1m long overall, 5m
wide at the front and 3.9m across the back. The chamber is 4.1m
long & 1.2m wide. Only 1 lintel stone is still in situ -
others lie to the front & rear. The interior has been dug
out in an excavation in 1900.
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Location -
Giant's Grave; Glengesh; Enniskillen; Fermanagh.
Description
Immediately north of the summit of a hill in upland bog. This
portal tomb is designated "Giant's Grave" on the current
map. It consists of a single NE facing chamber, 2.5m long, formed
by a pair of sandstone portals, 1.15m & 0.8m high &
a gabled back-stone 1.1m high. Two side-stones have been displaced
& lie fallen just outside the chamber. At SW, there is a
small orthostat & 2 displaced slabs, possibly capstones.
Further Information
EHS-Built Heritage
Monuments and Buildings Record
5-33 Hill Street
Belfast BT1 2LA
Tel : 028 9054 3004
Fax :028 9054 3111
e-mail: mbr@doeni.gov.uk
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