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'''Ballykeel Dolmen''' is a Neolithic tripod portal tomb at the foot of the western flank of [[Slieve Gullion]], above a tributary of the Forkhill river, in the south of [[County Armagh]]<br />
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The tomb is a State Care Historic Monument.<ref>{{State Care Monuments NI}}</ref><br />
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==Position and archaeology==<br />
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The dolmen stands at the southern end of a large cairn, of approximately 100 feet by 35 feet, the north end of which also contains a cist. Its ten-foot long capstone, with a notable notch similar to that of [[Legananny Dolmen]], had previously fallen, but was re-set during excavations in 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.megalithicireland.com/Ballykeel.htm | title=Ballykeel Dolmen | work=Megalithic Ireland | accessdate=2011-11-07}}</ref><br />
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Excavations of the chamber revealed different types of pottery, including three highly decorated "Ballyalton" bowls, and the cist contained several hundred sherds of Neolithic pottery, a javelin head, and three flint flakes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apps.ehsni.gov.uk/ambit/Details.aspx?MonID=6033 | title=Ballykeel Dolmen | work=NISMR | accessdate=2011-11-07}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Dolmens in County Armagh]]</div>RB