Seefin Passage Tomb facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Seefin Passage Tomb |
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| Native name Irish: Tuama Pasáiste Shuí Finn |
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| Type | Passage grave |
| Location | Scurlocksleap, Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| 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 |
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Seefin Passage Tomb is a passage grave and National Monument located atop Seefin Hill, County Wicklow, Ireland.
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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.
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.
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.
Photo gallery
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Carved cross inside Seefin tomb
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Entrance doorway
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View from chamber looking outward
