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词条 Craigs Dolmen
释义

  1. Features

  2. Nearby site

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

Craigs Dolmen (also known as the Broad Stone) is situated three miles north of Rasharkin, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, close to a minor road, at a height of 200m on the Long Mountain.[1] Craigs Dolmen passage tomb is a State Care Historic Monument in the townland of Craigs, in Borough of Ballymoney, at grid ref: C9740 1729.[2]

Features

It features a big capstone on seven upright stones and [3] is wrongly assumed to be a dolmen, actually being a Passage tomb.[4] The capstone was shattered in 1976 by lightning. It was repaired in 1985 and excavation at the time showed that the chamber was the remains of a passage tomb. It was probably built before 2000 BC, but re-used for burial in the Bronze Age.[5]

The large capstone over the entrance and the first chamber of this 3-chambered tomb was re-erected using an upright stone at the rear which probably was not an original feature. The almost semicircular forecourt faces south-east. The Broad Stone was only a popular place for meetings and assemblies.[1]

Nearby site

On the other side of the road and 800m south-west is a small passage tomb. Seven close, tall uprights support a flat capstone measuring 210x160cm. On the south-west side, two fallen stones may be the remains of a short passage. No cairn survives.[1]

See also

  • List of archaeological sites in County Antrim

References

1. ^{{cite book | last=Weir, A| year=1980 |title=Early Ireland. A Field Guide | publisher=Blackstaff Press | location=Belfast | page=95}}
2. ^{{cite web | title=Craigs Dolmen | work=Environment and Heritage Service NI - State Care Historic Monuments | url=http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/state_care_monuments_2007.pdf | accessdate=2007-12-05 | archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/69LSOVMS2?url=http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea//state_care_monuments_2007.pdf | archive-date=2012-07-22 | dead-url=yes | df= }}
3. ^{{cite web | title=Craigs Dolmen, Rasharkin | work=The Causeway Coast and Glens | url=http://www.causewaycoastandglens.com/Explore/TownsandVillages/Ballymoney/tabid/409/Default.aspx | accessdate=2007-12-05}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Craigs Dolmen |work=Ballymoney Borough Council - Heritage and Environment |url=http://www.ballymoney.gov.uk/htmlsite/heritagedetails.asp?id=13 |accessdate=2007-12-05 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012182125/http://www.ballymoney.gov.uk/htmlsite/heritagedetails.asp?id=13 |archivedate=2007-10-12 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
5. ^{{cite web | title=Craigs Dolmen | work=Irish Antiquities | url=http://irishantiquities.bravehost.com/antrim/craigs.html | accessdate=2007-12-05}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

External links

  • |Shadows and Stone - Photographs of Craigs Dolmen
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2 : Archaeological sites in County Antrim|Megalithic monuments in Ireland

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