What is recorded here

Half a kilometre from the main road, a low hillock in County Cavan still holds a long stone chamber aligned toward the winter sun. People may have carried dead through that narrow gallery, past stepped stones and a tall closing slab, before burying them beneath earth that has remained unbroken for centuries. The grave gives no name, yet its shape preserves the direction of human grief and the patience of the land that forgot to erase it.

Situated on a low hillock. This is a well- preserved gallery, aligned roughly SSW-NNE. There are two outer wall stones to N and S and a facade- stone stands forward of the N side of the gallery. The structure stands in a mound 9.5m by 7m by 1m high. The main chamber, 5.5m long, is closed by a tall, transverse slab at the W. In front of this a small stone, on which rests a displaced slab, may form the S side of a portico. Six stones form the N side of the main chamber, five remain at the S, and it is closed by a low backstone. The eastern pair of stones on both sides are stepped in from the line of the others and are markedly lower than them. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 129-30, No. 29; CUCAP BGL 76) 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 passage tomb, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in its well-preserved gallery and alignment, reflecting early megalithic architectural traditions in the region.

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