What is recorded here

Leathchoill hides a shallow round depression less than two metres across, its southern edge faced with loose upright stones that defy easy explanation. Official lists call it a possible megalithic tomb, yet the feature is certainly not one. It remains an anomalous stone group, human-made but purpose unknown, waiting in the Donegal landscape for someone to stop pretending the mystery does not matter.

This feature, not shown on OS 6-inch maps, is listed in the SMR for County Donegal (1987) as a possible megalithic tomb. It consists of a shallow round depression, less than 2m across and c. 0.3m deep. The southern half of its perimeter is faced with small upright stones, some now loose. The origin and nature of this artificial feature are unclear, but it is certainly not a megalithic tomb. SMR 1987, 81:4; RMP 1995, 81:4. 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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