What is recorded here

On a gentle S-facing slope with rock outcrop and restricted views. Circular area (diam. 9m) defined by occasional kerbstones (dims 0.5-1.6m x 0.2-0.5m; H c. 0.5m), with orthostats (dims 0.5-1.15m x 0.2-0.4; H 0.4-1.1m) of a passage (int. dims 0.6m N-S at E to 1.6m at W; 4.3m E-W) at its W edge. Passage tomb (RO028-134---) is 70m to the N. (Ó Nualláin 1968, 27; Herity 1974, 280, Ro 4) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 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 3000–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in its typical kerb and orthostat features, reflecting early megalithic funerary practices in the region.

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