Cistvaen

Situated at the bottom of a steep N-facing slope, at a junction with a gentler slope. A rectangular roofstone (dims. 2.2m x 1.7m; T 0.6m) is resting on a number of boulders. Gaulstown portal tomb (WA017-027----) is c. 8m to the SE and its cairn may have covered the cist. (Du Noyer 1864-6, 480; Atkins 1896, 71; Borlase 1897, vol. 1, 58-9; Anon. 1912, 279; Ó Nualláin 1983, 103; Carroll 1985, 21) Anon. (1912) Proceedings - Waterford historical sketch, JRSAI 42, 256-83. Atkins, R. (1896) The rude stone monuments of our own and other lands. WAJ. Vol. 2, 131-61. Borlase, W. C. (1897) The dolmens of Ireland. 3 vols. Chapman and Hall, London. Carroll, J, S, (1985) Antiquities of Lisnakill parish. Decies, No. 30, 20-24. Du Noyer, G. V. (1864-6) On cromleacs near Tramore in the County of Waterford; with remarks on the classification of ancient Irish earthen and megalithic structures, JRSAI, 8, 474-82. Ó Nualláin, S. (1983) Irish portal tombs: topography, siting and distribution. JRSAI 113, 102-03. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008

Portal tomb; likely dates to the Neolithic period (c. 4000–2500 BCE). It is associated with early megalithic funerary practices in the region and is part of a broader network of related monuments.