Altar Wedge Tomb

Located at Toormore Bay on the Mizen Peninsula, 7km west of Schull, lies this simple slab-built chamber running ENE-WSW. The orientation is very important as it allows for the tomb to catch the setting sun on the 1st of November, marking the end of harvest and the beginning of winter. Samhain is one of four Gaelic seasonal festivals, the other are Imbolc, Bealtaine, and Lughnasa. This wedge to...