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At a glance
- TypeMegalithic tomb - portal tomb
What to look for
- Capstone
- Portal stones
- Orthostats
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
At the foot of a low hill, some 70m from a stream, in rolling farmland. A short chamber is aligned N-S. On the E side are a tall portal-stone (H 2m) and, to its S, a sidestone (H 1.2m).
Full archaeological record 159 words
At the foot of a low hill, some 70m from a stream, in rolling farmland. A short chamber is aligned N-S. On the E side are a tall portal-stone (H 2m) and, to its S, a sidestone (H 1.2m). The portal-stone on the W side is missing but an inward leaning sidestone (H 1.2m) survives. Above the orthostats are two large roofstones resting one above the other. The lower of these (L 1.7m; Wth 2.2m; T 1.2m) rests upon the two sidestones. The upper roofstone (L 3.2m; Wth 2.3m; T 1.5m max.) rests upon both the portal-stone and the lower roofstone. A preservation order was placed on this monument in 1933. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 88, no. 3; O'Donovan 2002, 16)
See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).
References
- This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 10/1932).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Eamon Cody · Updated 3 October 2011. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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