Calf House
Photo: Cilian Mac Liam · CC BY-SA 4.0
Megalithic tomb - portal tomb

Calf House

Portal tomb or dolmen in County Cavan, Ireland.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentNot recorded
  • DateNot stated
  • FolkloreNone recorded
  • PhotoWikimedia Commons
Burren (Tullyhaw By., Tuam Ed), Co. Cavan54.26492, -7.88512
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At a glance

  • TypeMegalithic tomb - portal tomb
  • Condition (as surveyed)Ruined

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
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History and description

This monument lies in a forest and is incorporated in a field fence. Greatly ruined, it consists of four large orthostats and a large displaced slab leaning over them.

Full archaeological record 135 words

This monument lies in a forest and is incorporated in a field fence. Greatly ruined, it consists of four large orthostats and a large displaced slab leaning over them. The structure has been converted for use as a shed by the addition of masonry walling. Although difficult to interpret, the remains appear to be those of a portal tomb. Two tall orthostats, both about 2m high, stand roughly in line and 0.55m apart at the W. Running to the NE from the middle of each is another stone. These two are about half as high as the tall orthostats. The leaning slab, a displaced roofstone, rests with one side against the northern of the two tall stones and another side on the ground at the E. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 108-9, No. 6)

References

  • 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).

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 22 December 2008 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

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Named sites within 5 km with only a short entry in the Archaeological Survey.

  • ToberbrideRitual site - holy well · Termon (Tullyhaw By.) · 3.2 km · official record

    Marked on all OS eds. Circular well (diam.c. 4m) enclosed by a low drystone wall which has been infilled. Situated c. 110m WSW of Killinagh church (1702).

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