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On level ground on N-facing slope of ridge. Three large boulders laid flat on the ground, two to the S and the other to the N, support a fourth which clearly has been deliberately placed on them. This raised boulder (3.55m x 2.55m; T 1.4m) is the largest of the four while the smallest of the others measures 2.25m x 1.6m x 0.9m T. There is a pad-stone (0.35m x 0.25m; T 0.2m) between the northern supporting boulder and the large raised boulder. The affinities of this curious structure may lie with boulder-burials. (Ó Nualláin 1989, 98, no. 22) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Portal dolmen; likely dates to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. This megalithic structure represents a significant example of prehistoric monument-building in the region, reflecting early communal social and ritual practices.