full court tomb
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tombe à couloir Explanation: "Court Tombs The earliest type of stone tomb found in Ireland is the court tomb, built mainly between 4000 and 3500 BC. There are more than 400 found almost entirely in the northern half of the country, being particularly common around Sligo. The tomb itself consists of a number of square or rectangular chambers in a line, each made from flat stones standing upright (orthostats) and other flat stones across the top. A mound is then constructed over the whole tomb, usually about 25m long and about 15m wide. The line of the tomb is from west to east and the doorway into the tomb faces east. The court tomb has a flat semi-circular area in front of the doorway known as a 'court'. The court is paved with stone and surrounded by standing stones. Presumably the court was used for rituals during the funeral. Most court tombs in existence have been damaged over the years so that the mound has disappeared and the roof stones removed, leaving only the side stones. A good example of a court tomb, which has been partially reconstructed, can be seen at Creevykeel, County Sligo. " http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A3181673 "Court Tombs A Court tomb's most distinctive feature is a roofless U-shaped court area from which the main body, or gallery, of the monuments was reached." http://www.breifne.ie/content.asp?ID=1737 " Fourknocks Très grande sépulture collective à couloirs contenant plus de 50 tombes." http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensemble_archéologique_de_la_va... %C3%A9e_de_la_Boyne "La tombe à couloir apparaît et se développe entre 4 600 et 4 000 ans avant notre ère. Exemple de tombe à couloir : Le cairn de Barnenez avec ses 11 tombes à ..." http://www.les-megalithes.net/index.php?option=com_content&v... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 30 mins (2008-09-28 14:21:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Glossary - Court Tomb Court tombs have several distinctive characteristics that allow easy identification when in fair condition. One key feature that is a great help, no matter what the condition, is that court tombs are nearly always aligned north to south. They were all originally covered by a cairn, but in most instances this is now missing, or at best only remain to a height of one or two metres. The easiest feature to identify (when intact) is obviously the court. The rest of the tomb is occupied by a long, divided, passage-like gallery." http://www.megalithomania.com/show/glossary_item/1 |
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