What is recorded here
Large, slightly raised, roughly circular area (int. diam. c. 70.5m) enclosed by vague traces of a fosse and a much-levelled low earthen bank. Original entrance not recognisable. Not marked on any OS ed. Known locally as 'The Graveyard Field'. A holy well lies c. 30m to NE (CV019-031----).
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
A Neolithic ring tomb; significance not well documented due to lack of archaeological investigation.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Derinish MoreMountain / peak · 1.0 mi
Clogh Oughter CastleCastle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 1.1 mi
Lough OughterLake and island landscape · 1.2 mi
Buck IslandIslet · 1.4 mi
Inch IslandIslet · 1.4 mi
DerrynaMountain / peak · 1.4 mi