What is recorded here
In pasture, situated on a low rise in an area of undulating terrain, overlooked by an E–W ridge of higher ground to N. There is a gentle rise in ground to E. Nephin Mountain dominates the view to SSW, and the Nephin Beg range defines the skyline at S–W.
A slightly raised, circular platform (diam. 9.5m) defined by a slight scarp (H 0.4m), and enclosed by a fosse (Wth 1.8m) with an external bank (Wth 2.6m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.85m). Some field clearance stones are strewn in the interior and on the bank. Hawthorn trees ring the perimeter.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 1 August 2019
A portal dolmen; likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Its location suggests a possible ritual or funerary function within a landscape of significant natural and cultural features.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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