Boulder-burial in Clogher

On level ground, on a slight dry rise in otherwise waterlogged ground. A boulder (1.8m x 1.5m; T 0.7m) rests on three support-stones. The two most northerly support-stones are each 0.35m H while the southerly stone is 0.25m H. Above the lowest support-stone is a pad-stone which serves to steady the cover-stone above its supports (Ó Nualláin 1986, 124). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Boulder-burial; likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. This type of monument is significant as it reflects early funerary practices involving large stones, often associated with single or multiple burials beneath the boulder.