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At a glance
- TypeMegalithic tomb - portal tomb
- Recorded size 4.2m x 2.55m; T 1m
- StatusNational Monument
What to look for
- Capstone
- Portal stones
- 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
Situated in scrub at the bottom of a steep N-facing slope, at a junction with a gentler slope. Constructed of a local stone and surviving complete facing SE into the hillside.
Full archaeological record 107 words
Situated in scrub at the bottom of a steep N-facing slope, at a junction with a gentler slope. Constructed of a local stone and surviving complete facing SE into the hillside. A rectangular roofstone (dims. 4.2m x 2.55m; T 1m) is resting on two portal-stones and a backstone, with two sidestones and a sillstone. A cist (WA017-026----) c. 8m to NW may have shared the same cairn as this portal tomb. (Du Noyer 1864-6, 480; Atkins 1896, 76-77; Borlase 1897, vol. 1, 58-9; Anon. 1912, 279-80; Ó Nualláin 1983, 103; Carroll 1985, 20, 23; Harbison 1992b, 325)
Anon. (1912) Proceedings - Waterford historical sketch, JRSAI 42, 256-83.
References
- Atkins, R. (1896) The rude stone monuments of our own and other lands. WAJ. Vol. 2, 131-61.
- Borlase, W. C. (1897) The dolmens of Ireland. 3 vols. Chapman and Hall, London.
- Carroll, J, S, (1985) Antiquities of Lisnakill parish. Decies, No. 30, 20-24.
- Du Noyer, G. V. (1864-6) On cromleacs near Tramore in the County of Waterford; with remarks on the classification of ancient Irish earthen and megalithic structures, JRSAI, 8, 474-82.
- Harbison, P. (1992b) Guide to the national and historic monuments of Ireland. Gill and Macmillan Ltd., Dublin.
- Ó Nualláin, S. (1983) Irish portal tombs: topography, siting and distribution. JRSAI 113, 102-03.
- This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 82/1939).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 23 December 2008 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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