Kilmashogue Passage Tomb
A Megalithic Tomb that was relatively unknown until the 1950s
Unguided sitesKilmashogue Passage Tomb
A Megalithic Tomb that was relatively unknown until the 1950s
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Kilmashogue Passage Tomb
This Megalithic Passage Tomb is situated within a forest on Kilmashogue Mountain, above the Owendoher River Valley.
It is likely that more stones once existed around the monument than what is found there today.
This single-chambered tomb is made solely from granite, and was first excavated in the 1950s under the then Inspector of National Monuments, Dr. H. G. Leask.
Kilmashogue, in Irish, means either “the wood of the ash” – Coill na Fumsaoige, or “wood of the lark” – Coill na Fuiseoige.
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