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This feature is listed as a 'dolmen' by Borlase (1897) and later as a 'prehistoric chamber tomb' (Killanin and Duignan 1962; 1967). All trace of it had been removed by 1904 (OS 1:2,500 Name Book). Although there is no information about the nature of the site, there can be little doubt that this, like most other sites so named on the OS 6-inch maps of County Donegal, was a Penal altar.
Borlase 1897, 236, Raphoe South no. 3; OS 1:2,500 Name Book, sheet 68 (1904), 24; Killanin and Duignan 1962, 81; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 92.
The above description was published in the 'Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI, County Donegal.' Compiled by: Eamon Cody (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002).
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
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