Type passage grave Elevation 621 m (2,037 ft) Built c. 3300 BC | Area Wicklow Mountains Height 3 m (9.8 ft) Province Leinster | |
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Location Scurlocksleap, Blessington,
County Wicklow, Ireland Address Scurlocksleap, Co. Wicklow, Ireland | ||
Seefin Passage Tomb is a passage grave and National Monument located atop Seefin Hill, County Wicklow, Ireland.
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Seefin passage tomb
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.
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.
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.