Name: Tullygobban Hill Wedge Chamber / Tomb / Cromlech

Location: Tullygobban hill, The Burren, Blacklion, Co. Cavan, Ireland.

Access: Has been opened up as part of The Cavan Burren Park, has good access by road to parking area with facilities. From Blacklion take the N16 west until the R206 turnoff, follow the R206 then take the third turnoff south. This lane will take you to the entrance to the burren Park, From the parking area there are well laid out paths and wooden walkways over the bogs, around the park to all the megalithic sited including this one.

Description: A Large multi chambered Wedge Chamber with the remains of a stone cairn covering

Traditional Lore: Tullygobban (Tulaigh an Ghobain) is thought to be named after Goban Saor, the master craftsman of Irish Folklore. When local people did not know how these marvellous structures were built they said the Goban Saor built them. Mythological references credit him with building the megalithic chambers ( Cromlechs) and placing the glacial erratics on their pedestals throughout the Burren. His Wife and child are thought to be buried here on Tullygobban hill.

Cullcagh Mountain to the south was though to have been an important landmark for ancient people. You can see a Cairn on its eastern summit.

Information:  Archaeologists classify this Chamber as a 'wedge tomb' built at the end of the Neolithic Period c. 2500 BC. Tullygobban Cromlech faces towards the setting sun on the Winter Solstice (December 21st)- the shortest day of the year.

Measurements: 

Lat. 54.266 N :  Long. : -7.886 W

Other Sites close by: Gaint's Leap Wedge Chamber   Burren Portal Chamber Burren Wedge Chamber

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Last Updated - April 11, 2023

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