Parknabinnia (wedge tomb)

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LocationKilnaboy, The Burren
RegionIreland
Coordinates52°59′17″N 9°05′42″W / 52.988°N 9.095°W / 52.988; -9.095
Parknabinnia wedge tomb
Parknabinnia wedge tomb in 2015
Parknabinnia (wedge tomb) is located in Ireland
Parknabinnia (wedge tomb)
Shown within Ireland
LocationKilnaboy, The Burren
RegionIreland
Coordinates52°59′17″N 9°05′42″W / 52.988°N 9.095°W / 52.988; -9.095
TypeWedge tomb
History
Periodslate Neolithic/early Bronze Age
Site notes
Ownershipon private property
Public accessYes

Parknabinnia wedge tomb is a prehistoric wedge tomb located in the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland.

The tomb is located on Roughan Hill in the townland of Parknabinnia, in the parish of Kilnaboy. It is visible from the nearby road, but located on private property. There are a large number of other prehistoric structures on this hill: tombs, house remains and field walls. Creevagh wedge tomb is about 2.3 km away.[1]:43–6

Parknabinnia is one of eighty wedge tombs still extant in Clare. The largest concentration of them is found on Roughan Hill.[1]:43–6

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