Caldragh Ancient Burial Gd.

Located towards the bottom of the undulating E-facing slope of a drumlin. It is depicted faintly as trapezoidal feature (dims c. 20-4-m NW-SE; c. 20m NE-SW) described in gothic lettering as a ‘Caldragh’ or ‘Ancient Burial Ground’ on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map. It is not visible at ground level, but there is a local tradition of bones and headstones being found during ploughing. No archaeological feature is visible at ground level in pasture but it is within an ecclesiastical enclosure (MO032-004003-), and the bullaun stone (MO032-004002-) is against the field bank just to the ESE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 27 July 2017

Portal dolmen; likely dates to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its presence indicates a tradition of megalithic funerary practice in the region, though its specific cultural or ritual significance remains unclear due to lack of detailed excavation.