Coom Wedge Tomb
Coom Wedge Tomb is a prehistoric site, a wedge tomb on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. It is near the Skellig Ring, a route in the west of the peninsula.Photo: Jose Antonio Gutierrez D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: prehistoric site in County Kerry, Ireland
- Also known as: “Coom Tomb” and “Tuama Dingchruthach (Coom Wedge Tomb.)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ballinskelligs Castle and Ballinskelligs Priory.
Ballinskelligs Castle
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballinskelligs Castle is a castle located near Ballinskelligs on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The castle is situated on the western shore of Ballinskelligs Bay, on a narrow promontory which is subject to heavy erosion. Ballinskelligs Castle is situated 3 km east of Coom Wedge Tomb.
Ballinskelligs Priory
Cemetery
Photo: Chris06, Public domain.
Ballinskelligs Abbey was an Augustinian priory. It is located on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The medieval priory, built in the 12 and 13th centuries, was established as a mainland priory for the monks of Skellig Michael who were abandoning the island due to adverse weather conditions. Ballinskelligs Priory is situated 3 km east of Coom Wedge Tomb.
Horse Island
Islet
Horse Island is a presently uninhabited island in County Kerry, Ireland, located close to Portmagee between the mainland and Valentia Island. It is owned by the McGill family. Horse Island is situated 3½ km southeast of Coom Wedge Tomb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portmagee and Chapeltown.
Portmagee
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portmagee is a fishing village on the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry, with a population in 2016 of 123. In Irish it's An Caladh, "the ferry", because it was the port for Valentia Island, but a bridge now spans the channel.
Chapeltown
Village
Photo: Elkringo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapeltown is a village on Valentia Island in the south-west of County Kerry. It is the second major settlement on the Island, the other being Knightstown 4 kilometers away. Chapeltown is situated 9 km north of Coom Wedge Tomb.
Waterville
Village
Photo: Kemiah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waterville, historically known as Coirean, is a village in County Kerry, Ireland, on the Iveragh Peninsula. The town is sited on a narrow isthmus, with Lough Currane on the east side of the town, and Ballinskelligs Bay on the west, and the Currane River connecting the two. Waterville is situated 10 km east of Coom Wedge Tomb.
Coom Wedge Tomb
- Categories: wedge tomb, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.82351° or 51° 49′ 25″ northLongitude
-10.31355° or 10° 18′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C3FRMFP+CHOpenStreetMap ID
node 9500813571OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1129722
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In Other Languages
“Coom Wedge Tomb” goes by many names.
- German: “Wedge Tomb von Coom”
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Highlights include Gallán/ Standing Stone. and Óin/Souterrain.
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