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Altar Wedge Tomb
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Willem VS
May 6, 2026
Cycling
A late Neolithic (2500-200 BC) wedge tomb on a prominent height above Toormore Bay. The narrow, west-facing structure overlooks the ocean and the rugged coastline. (Altar Wedge Tomb)
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Willem VS
May 6, 2026
Cycling
A Late Neolithic (2500-200 BC) wedge tomb on a prominent height above Toormore Bay. The narrow, west-facing structure overlooks the ocean and the rugged coastline.
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Andy
January 22, 2023
Hiking
The Wedge Tomb was excavated in 1989 by William O'Brien and Madeline Duggan. The property is easily accessible on the Mizen Peninsula, on the south side of the R591 Schull to Goleen road, close to Toormoor Bay.
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