Antiquities
Categories: Antiquities
The remains of the tumulus and rude stone grave at Knockmany, Co. Tyrone, is situated on a hill overlooking the River Blackwater. The tomb of Knockmany is traditionally associated with the burial place of Baine, who died in a.d. in, but the grave is considerably earlier than this. The tomb resembles a dolmen in form [...]
The remains of the tumulus and rude stone grave at Knockmany, Co. Tyrone, is situated on a hill overlooking the River Blackwater. The tomb of Knockmany is traditionally associated with the burial place of Baine, who died in a.d. in, but the grave is considerably earlier than this. The tomb resembles a dolmen in form ; the stones of which it is composed are of red sandstone, or mill-stone grit. The monument was originally covered by a earn, now quite destroyed. The ... Read More
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