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At a glance
- TypeMegalithic tomb - court tomb
- Recorded sizeL 23m; W 11m
What to look for
- Gallery
- Court
- Cairn
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
Located at the S summit of a N-S drumlin ridge. It is not recorded on any map but is mentioned in the Schools’ Manuscripts (IFC, Schools’ Mss (953) 375: https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes ).
Full archaeological record 112 words
Located at the S summit of a N-S drumlin ridge. It is not recorded on any map but is mentioned in the Schools’ Manuscripts (IFC, Schools’ Mss (953) 375: https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes ). This is a cairn (L 23m; Wth 11m) orientated NE-SW, incorporating at the NE end the fairly full remains of a three-quarter court (Wth 5.5m NW-SE; D 6m NE-SW). Single façade stones (H 1.1m) survive at either side of the court. A NNE-SSW field boundary crosses the cairn and partly defines the NW extent of the court. The gallery (L 7.2m; Wth 1.5m) narrows from the front to the rear and is divided into three chambers by two sets of jambs.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Updated 22 February 2018 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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