What is recorded here

Druidical Altar is a wedge tomb in County Cavan, Ireland. Its southwest-facing gallery stretches six metres between outer walls, narrowing slightly at the rear. A stone still blocks part of the entrance, as if the chamber wanted to keep its own counsel.

This is 30m E of the court tomb in the same townland (51). It consists of the remains of a SW-facing gallery flanked at either side by outer- walling. A single facade-stone survives to the S of the gallery entrance. The gallery is some 6m long and 1.5m to 1.7m wide narrowing to 1.25m at the backstone. A stone partly closes the front of the gallery. Seven sidestones are visible at the S and four at the N. Two stones, one to the N and the other to the S, continue the line of the gallery sides beyond the backstone. Five outer wall stones survive at the N and five more at the S. There appears to be some cairn material between the gallery sides and the outer wall. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 109-10, No. 8) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 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).

Neolithic court tomb, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE; it is part of a broader ritual landscape associated with early ceremonial practices in Ireland. Its orientation and architectural features reflect the symbolic and communal significance of such tombs in Neolithic society.

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