What is recorded here
Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a 'Dolmen'. Situated on a NNE-facing slope, and built into a NNE-SSW drystone wall. A limestone upright (dims 1m x 0.7m; H 1.4m) oriented E-W with a limestone erratic (dims 2.1m x 1.3m; H 1.2m) 3-3.5m E of it. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 42)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, the Dolmen at Tooloscan may have functioned as a ritual or burial site. Its alignment and positioning suggest possible ceremonial or astronomical significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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