What is recorded here
In gently undulating pastureland. A sub-rectangular area (dims. L 23m NNE-SSW; Wth 11m) is defined along the S and W by a low earthen bank (H 0.8m) and along the N and E by a laneway and road. There is a low, triangular mound (dims. max L 4m; Wth 2m; H. 0.6m) at the centre. There are no visible grave markers. The base of a cross (KD003-015002-) lies inside the enclosing bank at S.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
A portal dolmen; Neolithic period. Its sub-rectangular form and low earthen bank suggest a ceremonial or funerary function typical of early megalithic traditions in Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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