Ballynamona Court Cairn in County Waterford is the only court cairn in the southeast.

The name comes from the fact that this type of tomb usually has a courtyard area found at the entrance to the chambers. Of the court -originally 7 metres wide and 6 metres deep - only a few of the large orthostats remain, but the gallery, on the other hand, is well preserved. The entrance is marked by two very small jambs set inside the front edges of the wall slabs which form the gallery. A single slab divides the gallery into two separate chambers.

Ballynmona

Waterford

Republic of Ireland

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Information and photos courtesy of Failte Ireland, National Tourism Development Authority.

Credits and Sources:

Nancy Cox, Undergraduate Student, University of West Florida