What is recorded here

Situated on a slight E-facing slope. The tomb has collapsed, but it is oriented N-S and faces N. At present it consists of a large roofstone resting on two portal stones, two sidestones and a split backstone but these stones have fallen inwards. (Grattan Flood 1912, 15-17: Ó Nuallain 1983, 103) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 16 October, 2012

Portal dolmen; likely dates to the Neolithic period. Its orientation and structural remains provide insight into early megalithic funerary practices in the region.

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