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At a glance
- TypeMegalithic tomb - wedge tomb
- Condition (as surveyed)Ruined
What to look for
- Capstone
- Gallery
- Cairn
- Kerb
- 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
Situated in a forest on a hill overlooking Lough Macnean Upper. This ruined gallery, 7.5m long and 1.5m in average width, is aligned roughly SW-NE. Outer-walling, largely collapsed, is visible along both sides.
Full archaeological record 155 words
Situated in a forest on a hill overlooking Lough Macnean Upper. This ruined gallery, 7.5m long and 1.5m in average width, is aligned roughly SW-NE. Outer-walling, largely collapsed, is visible along both sides. There are vague traces of a mound around the structure. Five orthostats and three fallen sidestones remain on the S side of the gallery and five orthostats and one fallen example on the N side. At the W a tall orthostat to the N and two opposite it at the S may have formed the sides of a portico. Three partly displaced roofstones cover the E end of the gallery. There are two outer wall stones in situ. One is outside the middle of the N side of the gallery and the other beyond its E end at the S. Some 10m to the SW there is a small, round, kerbed cairn (CV004-021----). (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 105, No. 3)
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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- 13 megalithic tombsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 4 standing stonesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 2 ancient churchesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 promontory fortArchaeological Survey of Ireland
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Walks and trails
- Cavan Burren Park - Promontry Fort TrailWalking Trail · 2.9 km · nearest point 0.0 km
- Cavan Burren Park - Calf House Dolmen TrailWalking Trail · 1.2 km · nearest point 0.0 km
- Cavan Burren Park - Giant's Leap TrailWalking Trail · 2.1 km · nearest point 0.1 km
Outdoors, towns and places to stay
- Cavan Burren Forest ParkForests · 0.2 km
- Cavan Burren ParkForests · 0.4 km
Other attractions nearby
- The Shannon PotNature and Wildlife · 4.1 km
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