Site Type: Passage Tomb
Irish Grid Ref: O1971365996
Location: Link to Bing Maps
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| Mound I over-grown during the summer months. |
Description:
The passage tomb is described on Archaeology.ie as follows;
"Situated on the coast at the mouth of the river Delvin. This passage tomb is part of Bremore cemetery (Rynne 1960, 79, Mound I). It comprises a circular cairn which is heavily grassed over (max. diam.29m; H 3.5m). Possible kerbstones on W side. Disturbance at NW may indicate the remains of a collapsed passage and chamber (Herity 1974, 209, 255)."
This alignment was proposed by Frank Prendergast in the Heritage Supplement on Bremore in Archaeology Ireland December 2007 (On JSTOR here). He states that the "disturbed ground leading towards the north-western edge of the cairn suggested a collapsed chamber and passage". This passage may have been aligned to the summer solstice sun-set in 3000BC.
Further work is required to confirm the passage exists and unfortunately even if proven it is unlikely to be restored to allow the light to re-enter even if it is found to be correct.
Links to photographs;
Picture of Mound I by the www.modernantiquarian.com contributor Andy Ryan
Links for further information;
The Bremore Promontory (On JSTOR)
