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Court tomb

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Situated on a slight S-N spur in a low-lying landscape. It is depicted as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m E-W) on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘fort’, and it is represented as rough ground on the 1907 edition. This is an overgrown subrectangular cairn (dims 24m NW-SE; 18m NE-SW) with the remains of a broad court (Wth 6.5m; D 5m) at the SE end. The court gives access through two portal stones to the scant remains of a chamber (L 1.7m; Wth 1.1), but a hollow in the cairn behind it suggests that other chambers have been robbed. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 26 February 2018

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