Kilclooney More Court Tomb, Donegal

Kilclooney More

Court tomb

The Court tomb at Kilclooney is about five hundred metres directly west of the portal tombs. It has some corbelling on the south side and a fallen lintel still spans the gallery. The tomb aligns west-east. The image above was taken looking west, as you can see some of the stones forming the gallery are huge. I am sorry I had not visited the tomb earlier in the day as dusk was descending as I took these poor quality images. Although not the finest example of a court tomb, if you are in the area this tomb is well worth a visit.

Kilclooney More Court tomb The Court tomb at Kilclooney is about five hundred metres directly west of the portal tombs. It has some corbelling on the south side and a fallen lintel still spans the gallery. The tomb aligns west-east. The image above was taken looking west, as you can see some of the stones forming the gallery are huge. I am sorry I had not visited the tomb earlier in the day as dusk was descending as I took these poor quality images. Although not the finest example of a court tomb, if you are in the area this tomb is well worth a visit.

Situated: On a farm about 5 1/2 kilometres North of Ardara on the R261, there is a farm gate on your left, you can see the tomb from here, the farm house is directly opposite on the Eastern side of the road. Discovery Map 10: G 7166 9671. Last visit Nov 2002. Longitude: 8° 26' 27" W Latitude: 54° 49' 4" N Google Map. Photos: Jim Dempsey.