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At a glance
- TypeMegalithic tomb - portal tomb
- Recorded sizeL 2.1m; W 0.9m at the front, 1.5m at the rear
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
In pasture at the head of a narrow valley opening to the NW. This well-preserved tomb, known as 'The Labby', faces uphill to the SE. It consists of a chamber (L 2.1m; Wth 0.9m at the front, 1.5m at the rear) with sides and back of single stones. The front of the chamber is formed by two portal-stones (H 1.4m) and a doorstone 0.3m lower than them.
Full archaeological record 115 words
In pasture at the head of a narrow valley opening to the NW. This well-preserved tomb, known as 'The Labby', faces uphill to the SE. It consists of a chamber (L 2.1m; Wth 0.9m at the front, 1.5m at the rear) with sides and back of single stones. The front of the chamber is formed by two portal-stones (H 1.4m) and a doorstone 0.3m lower than them. The structure is covered by a large rectangular roofstone (L 4.8m; Wth 3.4m; T 1.6m) resting on all the orthostats save the more southerly sidestone. There is peat-growth on top of the roofstone. Two raths (SL034-153----; SL034-154----) lie c. 80m to SE. (Ó Nualláin 1989, 63, no. 102)
References
- See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989)
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 18 January 2008 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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