Leaba Thomáis Mhic Chába

Located in pasture on the summit of a NE-SW ridge. This is a passage opening to the E. Only the W end of the passage survives (L 3.5m; Wth 1.6m) with five orthostats on each side supporting three roofstones, and a backstone. Four kerbstones at W may indicate a cairn (diam. c. 10m). Pottery that is probably of prehistoric date was found in a disturbed surface at its E end during 2009 (NMI file). (Atkins 1896, 132; Ó Nualláin and Walsh 1986, 25-6, 28; Harbison 1992b, 326) Atkins, R. (1896) The rude stone monuments of our own and other lands. WAJ. Vol. 2, 131-61. Harbison, P. (1992b) Guide to the national and historic monuments of Ireland. Gill and Macmillan Ltd., Dublin. Ó Nualláin, S. and Walsh, P. (1986) A reconsideration of the Tramore passage tombs. PPS 52, 25-9. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 27 May 2011

Passage tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 4000–2500 BCE). Its orientation and construction reflect typical features of early megalithic funerary architecture in Ireland.