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Druids Altar

Megalithic tomb

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At the foot of a steep slope 100m W of the River Barrow. Much of the monument is concealed beneath field debris that has been dumped there in modern times. The tomb (H 2.5m), aligned N-S, is very ruined and only one upright is now visible. A photo of the monument in the Bord Fáile archives shows a stone standing at the N end of gallery which has a gable-shaped backstone at its S end. The monument cannot be classified with certainty but appears to be related to the court/portal tomb traditions. (Prendergast 1967, 91; O'Kelly 1969, 77) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 10 May 2021
A Neolithic passage tomb, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. Its alignment and location suggest ritual or ceremonial significance, though its ruined state limits detailed interpretation.

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