What is recorded here

Dermot & Granias Bed is a portal tomb on a low rocky ridge above Leebeen Lough in County Longford. Two stones stand forty-five centimetres apart, forcing anyone who enters to turn, narrow themselves and submit before reaching the chamber. The massive roofstone still spans the five uprights, preserving a space small enough that breath, shadow and memory would have crowded every corner.

On a low, rocky ridge about 200m N of Leebeen Lough. A chamber (L c. 2m) faces W. Portal-stones, 0.45m apart, mark the entrance. Single stones, each set outside and leaning against the adjacent portal-stone, form the sides. A backstone set between the ends of the sidestones closes the chamber. Some small stones block a gap between the end of the backstone and the N sidestone. A roofstone (L 2.7m; Wth 2.5m; max. T 1.25m) rests on the five orthostats (all c. H 1.5m). (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 88, no. 2; O'Donovan 2002, 14) 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). Compiled by: Eamon Cody Date of upload: 3 October 2011

Portal dolmen; likely dates to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Its orientation and portal-stone configuration are typical of megalithic funerary structures in the region, reflecting early communal burial practices.

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