Raheen Portal Tomb

Raheen Portal Tomb

The Northwest-Southeast oriented collapsed Raheen portal tomb is situated on a small hill within a wooded area on the western slopes of Corbally Hill, 100 meters west of the upper reaches of the River Pil, in the townland of Raheen in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

Raheen Portal Tomb

Raheen Portal Tomb

The Northwest-Southeast oriented collapsed Raheen portal tomb is situated on a small hill within a wooded area on the western slopes of Corbally Hill, 100 meters west of the upper reaches of the River Pil,…

The Northwest-Southeast oriented collapsed Portal Tomb of Raheen is situated on a small hill within a wooded area on the western slopes of Corbally Hill, 100 meters west of the upper reaches of the River Pil, in the townland of Raheen (in Irish, An Ráithín) in the Fiddown community, northeast of Carrick-on-Suir in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

The Portal Tomb is located south of a semi-circular cairn, some of which still retains its larger edge stones. The massive rectangular Deckstone, which slid from its original position, measures approximately 5.0 meters in length, 2.2 meters in width, and 0.8 meters in thickness. It partially rests on the Endstone and a roughly 1.6-meter-high Sidestone on the northern side. The Portal Stones lie in front of the entrance.

Nearby, you can find the Ringfort of Raheen and the Portal Tombs of Ballyhenebery and Knockroe.

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The Northwest-Southeast oriented collapsed Portal Tomb of Raheen is situated on a small hill within a wooded area on the western slopes of Corbally Hill, 100 meters west of the upper reaches of the River Pil, in the townland of Raheen (in Irish, An Ráithín) in the Fiddown community, northeast of Carrick-on-Suir in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

The Portal Tomb is located south of a semi-circular cairn, some of which still retains its larger edge stones. The massive rectangular Deckstone, which slid from its original position, measures approximately 5.0 meters in length, 2.2 meters in width, and 0.8 meters in thickness. It partially rests on the Endstone and a roughly 1.6-meter-high Sidestone on the northern side. The Portal Stones lie in front of the entrance.

Nearby, you can find the Ringfort of Raheen and the Portal Tombs of Ballyhenebery and Knockroe.

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