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 to the south of the Kilbride Camp. Nearby Seefingan and Seahan also have cairns atop them.[2]

History

Seefin Passage Tomb was built c. 3300 BC. The tomb 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

Seefin Passage 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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