Slievenaglasha Wedge Tomb
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County Clare, Ireland
| Slievenaglasha Wedge Tomb | |
|---|---|
| Native name Carraig na Glaise (Irish) | |
| Dermot & Grania's Bed | |
  Location of Slievenaglasha Wedge Tomb in Ireland | |
| Type | wedge-shaped gallery grave |
| Location | Slievenaglasha, Kilnaboy, County Clare, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°01′02″N 9°03′06″W / 53.017331°N 9.051686°W |
| Built | c. 2500–2000 BC |
| Official name | Slievenaglasha Wedge Tomb |
| Reference no. | 270 |
Slievenaglasha wedge tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located in County Clare, Ireland.[1][2]
History
Wedge tombs of this kind were built in Ireland in the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age, c. 2500–2000 BC. It was damaged in AD 1894.[3][4][5]
Legend
Local lore associated the wedge tomb with a sea-green cow Glas Gaibhnenn, abducted from Spain by the smith Gavida. From this magical cow's udders used to flow all the rivers on the mountain-side (the "source of the seven streams" lies to the southwest), was tricked by a hag, who, in place of a milk-pail, milked her into a sieve. The cow either died of grief or deserted that locality for ever. Another version has Lon Mac Liomtha as her owner. The herd was supposedly housed at the wedge tomb of Slievenaglasha.[6]