Lantern slide of potential megalithic tomb archaeological site

Lantern slide of potential megalithic tomb archaeological site

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Lantern slide of megalithic tomb, 'Labbacalee: Skulls in site'. Original catalogue number C41.19 and 'Dublin' inscribed at the side of the slide. Hand written inscription at the top reading 'Labbacalee. Leask' followed by an obscured number. This slide depicts the remains of two skulls in the earth. The tomb itself is in pasture, on top of low gently sloping knoll c. 450m S of Funshion River. One of the largest wedge tombs in the country, it was excavated in 1934 (Leask and Price 1936). Remains comprise long, sub-rectanglar gallery, aligned WNW-ESE, divided into W main chamber (L 6.2m, Wth c. 1.7m) and small E end chamber (L c. 0.9m; Wth 1.2m); the whole is covered by three roofstones. Main chamber is 1.8m H at W and 1.2 m at E end. Gallery walls are doubled and flanked on either side by massive outer walling. Three buttress stones stand at E end of gallery. Line of low curb stones to S off gallery, joining buttress stones at E end, encolses low remains of cairn; some remains of cairn found to N of gallery but no curb located. W end of monument is very ruined and though original design is unclear, probable portico seems likely. On floor end chamber were found headless skeleton of woman accompanied by burnt animal bones and bone pin; probable primary burial. Higher up were cremated human bones and some coarse pot shreds. Two inhumations including three skulls, were found in the main chamber with shreds of coarse pottery. Additional skull appeared to match female skeleton from end chamber. Evidense for other burials were found in portico area including probable cist containing inhumation and shreds of possible food vessel (11956). Three radiocarbon determinations indicate that burials could have taken place within shortest calibrated range of 2202-2138 BC (Brindley and Lanting 1991-92, 21). (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1982, 2-4, no. 3; Ó Riordáin and Waddell 1993, 94). The above description is derived from the published ' Archaeogical inventory of Co Cork volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationary Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in light of recent research

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection: Box 05

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Country: Ireland

Town/ townland: Glanworth

Logainm code: http://www.logainm.ie/1414043.aspx

Area: Labbacallee

Logainm code: http://www.logainm.ie/10012.aspx

Irish National Grid East: 77447

Irish National Grid North: 1760

Latitude: 52.17422

Longitude: -8.334463

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