Location – In the Slieve Bloom Mountains near the holy well at Cumber Upper and standing stone at Glenafelly.
OS: N 208 032
OS: N 208 032
Longitude: 7° 41' 22.52" W
Latitude: 53° 4' 44.55" N
Description and History – This is yet another site that I will have to go back to. A lack of time and confusion over access meant we didn’t get to see the tumulus. The reason why I want to see this particular mound is because of the suspicion that some archaeologist have that this mound is hiding a megalithic tomb. It is roughly 3m high and 19.2m in diameter. All I have to show for my visit is a blurry photograph of half the mound. I intend to go back here and expand on this page and, of course, provide better photographs.
Difficulty – The mound is located, according to the map, along an official nature walk on the Slieve Blooms. However, when you get to the site there are a lot of signs warning that the land is private and trespassers will be prosecuted. I am a bit confused about the right to access.
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Latitude: 53° 4' 44.55" N
Description and History – This is yet another site that I will have to go back to. A lack of time and confusion over access meant we didn’t get to see the tumulus. The reason why I want to see this particular mound is because of the suspicion that some archaeologist have that this mound is hiding a megalithic tomb. It is roughly 3m high and 19.2m in diameter. All I have to show for my visit is a blurry photograph of half the mound. I intend to go back here and expand on this page and, of course, provide better photographs.
Difficulty – The mound is located, according to the map, along an official nature walk on the Slieve Blooms. However, when you get to the site there are a lot of signs warning that the land is private and trespassers will be prosecuted. I am a bit confused about the right to access.
For more barrows, cairns and tumuli, click here.
For more sites in Co. Offaly, click here.
