Английская Википедия:Gaulstown Portal Tomb
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Coord Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Irish English Шаблон:Infobox ancient site The Gaulstown Portal Tomb or Gaulstown Dolmen is a megalithic portal tomb situated in Gaulstown, Butlerstown in County Waterford in the Republic of Ireland. It lies about 7 km south west of Waterford City.[1]
Location
The tomb is named for the townsland in which it situated, Gaulstown, and sits at the foot of "Cnoc an Chaillighe" or "The Hill of the Hag".[2]
Features
The portal tomb most likely dates from around 3500 BC, and is considered one of the finest examples of portal tombs in the region,[1] and was first recorded by George Victor Du Noyer in 1864.[3] The tomb faces south east into the hillside, and consists of two east-facing portal stones which are Шаблон:Convert high, with a door stone between and a chamber consisting of three other upright stones. All of these support a rectangular capstone, which is Шаблон:Convert in length, and Шаблон:Convert deep. The tomb has been undergone maintenance in the past, with a concrete support added inside the chamber. There is evidence that some of the upright stones may have moved over time, as the shape of the chamber has been impacted.[2] It is likely that the structure was once enclosed by a mound or cairn, which has since been removed or eroded away.[4]
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