Scale model exhibits in the Ulster museum in Belfast detailing how we think these tombs were originally constructed.
Wedge tombs
Wedge tombs were built sometime after portal tombs (dolmens), the stones that make up wedge tombs are not known for their aesthetic appeal like those of portal, court and passage tombs and wedge tombs appear more functional than decorative. The labour required to construct these tombs however still conveys the significance of the burial site.
They are believed to have been built during the bronze age and many are aligned to a sunrise or sunset.
Read more about these intriguing tombs here.
Wedge tombs
Wedge tombs were built sometime after portal tombs (dolmens), the stones that make up wedge tombs are not known for their aesthetic appeal like those of portal, court and passage tombs and wedge tombs appear more functional than decorative. The labour required to construct these tombs however still conveys the significance of the burial site.
They are believed to have been built during the bronze age and many are aligned to a sunrise or sunset.
Read more about these intriguing tombs here.
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