Matthewstown Passage Tomb
| Matthewstown Passage Tomb | |
|---|---|
| Leaba Thomáis Mhic Cába | |
| Thomas McCabe's Bed | |
 The tomb in 1983 | |
  Location within Ireland | |
| 52°10′33″N 7°13′38″W / 52.175879°N 7.22726°W | |
| Type | kistvaen |
| Periods | Neolithic |
| Location | Matthewstown, Fenor, County Waterford, Ireland |
| Part of | Scilly–Tramore group |
| History | |
| Built | c. 2250 BC |
| Site notes | |
| Material | Stone |
| Public access | Yes |
Official name | Matthewstown |
| Reference no. | 237[1] |
The Matthewstown Passage Tomb is a passage tomb situated in County Waterford, Ireland.
Location
The tomb is located 1.6 km (1 mile) north of Fenor. Most of the surrounding countryside is visible, to the Comeragh Mountains.[2]
History
Matthewstown Passage Tomb dates to 2500–2000 BC. It is locally known as Thomas McCabe's Bed; this may have been the name of a local outlaw who supposedly spent a night here: cf. the many "Diarmuid and Gráinne's Beds"[3]
This is one of a group of small passage tombs in County Waterford with affinities to the tombs in Cornwall and the Scilly Isles, hence the name "Scilly-Tramore group," suggesting that the builders were seafarers from Cornwall.[4][5][6]
Description
Matthewstown Passage Tomb is 4.5 m (fifteen feet) long and about 1.8 m (six feet) wide. There are two rows of five orthostats protruding above the ground to about 1 metre (three-and-a-half feet).[7] This grave was covered by four large stone slabs.[8][5][9]
References
- ↑ "National Monuments in County Waterford" (PDF). National Monuments Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ↑ "megalithomania: Matthewstown (Waterford) :: Passage Tomb :: Visit notes".
- ↑ "Matthewstown :: Prehistoric Waterford".
- ↑ "Geograph:: Passage tomb at Matthewstown, Co.... (C) Kieran Campbell".
- 1 2 Past, Ed Hannon-Visions of the (22 December 2016). "Matthewstown Passage Tomb, Waterford, Ireland".
- ↑ Pip. "MATTHEWSTOWN PASSAGE TOMB/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM".
- ↑ "Matthewstown Passage Tomb".
- ↑ "A little Fenor history that needs respecting".
- ↑ "Matthewstown Passage Tomb".