Dolmen

Situated in scrub at the bottom of a steep N-facing slope, at a junction with a gentler slope. Constructed of a local stone and surviving complete facing SE into the hillside. A rectangular roofstone (dims. 4.2m x 2.55m; T 1m) is resting on two portal-stones and a backstone, with two sidestones and a sillstone. A cist (WA017-026----) c. 8m to NW may have shared the same cairn as this portal tomb. (Du Noyer 1864-6, 480; Atkins 1896, 76-77; Borlase 1897, vol. 1, 58-9; Anon. 1912, 279-80; Ó Nualláin 1983, 103; Carroll 1985, 20, 23; Harbison 1992b, 325) 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. Harbison, P. (1992b) Guide to the national and historic monuments of Ireland. Gill and Macmillan Ltd., Dublin. 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 82/1939).

Portal dolmen; constructed during the Neolithic period. Its orientation and construction reflect early megalithic funerary practices in the region.