Stop 5 (b) Secret Tomb

Stop 5 (b) is our last stop and marks the second Court-tomb at Blane-more Forest. Here, at a much deeper level than the stone row, we see part of the collapsed inner chamber of this Neolithic tomb. Unlike the robbed-out tomb of stop 2 (b), this monument appears intact and a small tunnel can be seen running past the jamb stones of the chamber, into the cairn of stones and earth surrounding it. The huge granite rocks making up the tomb were deliberately chosen by the Stone-age farmers, and split using only fire, wood and water to get the smooth inner-facing sides. The enormous human-hours of work required to create court tombs indicates how much value our early ancestors put on them. The walk now ends by proceeding back to the forestry road and continuing along until you arrive back at the entrance gate and car park..

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