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GORTAVERN County DonegalSited in boggy pasture in the Burnside river valley, slightly less than 1 mile south of Carrowkeel and 1/4 mile east of the road to Rathmelton, 'Dermot and Grania's Bed' is one of the county's lesser known megaliths, a somewhat disturbed but largely complete portal tomb.
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Two tall uprights at the entrance and a low backstone support a steeply angled capstone with a length of 12 feet, now slipped from its original position over the chamber, one of whose sidestones is fallen. Nonetheless, this remains a fine example of its class. Several cupmarks have been noted on top of the capstone.[ Back to top ]
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