Legananny Dolmen

54°19′23″N 6°01′12″W / 54.323°N 6.020°W / 54.323; -6.020

Legananny Dolmen is a megalithic

Banbridge District, at grid ref: J2887 4339.^[2]

This tripod dolmen has a capstone over 3m long and 1.8m from the ground.[3] It dates to the Neolithic period, making the monument approximately 5,000 years old. Such portal tombs were funerary sites for the disposal of the dead in Neolithic society. The heavy stones would have been dragged some distance before being set in place. The three supporting stones are unusually long and there are slight traces of a cairn which must have been far more extensive. Some urns were found underneath.^[4]

The name Legananny is derived from

standing stone' ^[5]

Gallery

Legananny Dolmen, December 2009
Legananny Dolmen, December 2009
Legannany Dolmen, December 2009
Legannany Dolmen, December 2009
Legananny Dolmen, December 2009

References

^ "Banbridge". Travel Now. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
^ "Legananny Dolmen" (PDF). Environment and Heritage Service NI - State Care Historic Monuments. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
^ Weir, A (1980). Early Ireland. A Field Guide. Belfast: Blackstaff Press. p. 137.
^ "Legananny Dolmen in Drumgooland parish". Ros Davies' Co. Down, Northern Ireland Genealogy Research Site. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
^ "County Down Place-Names". Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

[1] "Banbridge". Travel Now. Retrieved 11 December 2007.

[2] "Legananny Dolmen" (PDF). Environment and Heritage Service NI - State Care Historic Monuments. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2007.

[3] Weir, A (1980). Early Ireland. A Field Guide. Belfast: Blackstaff Press. p. 137.

[4] "Legananny Dolmen in Drumgooland parish". Ros Davies' Co. Down, Northern Ireland Genealogy Research Site. Retrieved 11 December 2007.

[5] "County Down Place-Names". Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

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