Seefin Passage Tomb

Seefin Passage Tomb
Native name
Irish: Tuama Pasáiste Shuí Finn
Type Passage grave
Location Scurlocksleap, Blessington,
County Wicklow, Ireland
Coordinates 53°11′11″N 6°23′41″W / 53.186267°N 6.394809°W / 53.186267; -6.394809Coordinates: 53°11′11″N 6°23′41″W / 53.186267°N 6.394809°W / 53.186267; -6.394809
Area Wicklow Mountains
Elevation 621 m (2,037 ft)
Height 3 m (9.8 ft)
Built c. 3300 BC
Official name: Seefin tomb
Reference no. 317
Location of Seefin Passage Tomb in Ireland

Seefin Passage Tomb is a passage grave and National Monument located atop Seefin Hill, County Wicklow, Ireland.[1]

Location

Seefin Passage Tomb is located atop Seefin in the Wicklow Mountains, just south of Kilbride Army Camp. Nearby Seefingan and Seahan mountains also have cairns atop them.[2]

History

The tomb was built circa 3,300 BC. It was excavated by R. A. Stewart Macalister in 1931, but no artefacts or human remains were found, suggesting that no-one was ever buried there, or that the remains were later removed.[3]

Description

The tomb is a stone cairn, 24 m (79 ft) in diameter and 3 m (9.8 ft) high. There are large kerb stones around the base of the tomb and the tomb has a passageway 7 m (23 ft) long which opens into a chamber with five compartments. There are some carved decorations in lozenge shape, carved lines and quartz.[3][4]

References

Media related to Seefin Passage Tomb at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ↑ "Time Travel Ireland: Seefin Passage Tomb, County Wicklow".
  2. ↑ Jackman, Neil. "Hidden Ireland: The mystery of the 5,000-year-old empty tomb on top of a Wicklow mountain".
  3. 1 2 "Seefin Passage Tomb, Sunday 21st April 2013".
  4. ↑ "County Wicklow - selected monuments".
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