What is recorded here

Seven metres of chamber and a broad southern court still mark the edge of the Sliabh Anierin foothills. One lintel has fallen, yet the tomb keeps its shape inside rough pasture. It is easy to imagine people moving through that court at dusk, carrying food or memory toward the dark chambers.

Situated in rough pasture at the S edge of a shelf on the W-facing foothills of Sliabh Anierin. A three-chambered gallery (L 7m) divided by jambstones with a SE-facing court (dims 3.8m NE-SW; 3.5m NW-SE) is surrounded by the remains of a low cairn (dims 12.5m NW-SE; 8.5m NE-SW). Only one collapsed lintel remains. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 69-70) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).

Court tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 4000–2500 BCE). This type of tomb is significant as an early communal burial monument, reflecting early social organization and ritual practices in Ireland.

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