What is recorded here
The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007
Circular mound (diam. 24m, H 3.5m to 4m) with ice house inserted on N side.
A Neolithic passage tomb; significant as part of the broader Brú na Bóinne complex, indicating early megalithic funerary practices in the region.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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