What is recorded here

Cashel Cairn and Standing Stone is a megalithic tomb in County Donegal where a long grave lost most of its stones before 1944. The surviving marker rises 1.35 metres above pasture that falls toward the Glentogher river. Local memory says large bones appeared when the associated stones were removed, giving the place a sudden smell of death and forgotten company.

There is a standing stone at this location (Lacy 1983). In 1944 Colhoun (1995) was told by the landowner that it was the remnant of a cairn removed during his lifetime. He claimed that the cairn was long and that there were 'cross-stones' visible. Colhoun was of the view that he may have been describing a chambered grave with at least some roof stones in place. Colhoun 1949, 116; Killanin and Duignan 1962, 127; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 140; Bonner 1972, 16; Lacy 1983, 79, no. 378; SMR 1987, 20:1; Colhoun 1995, 59; RMP 1995, 20:1. A standing stone 1.35m high × 0.74m wide; NE-SW. It is said locally that c. 60 years ago other associated stones were removed and some 'large bones' uncovered. Situated on pasture land falling away to the E and overlooking the Glentogher river. 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

Neolithic cairn and standing stone; dates to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. The site represents a typical megalithic tradition of early farming communities in Ireland.

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