Megalith

Located in pasture on the S extremity of a low and narrow N-S ridge overlooking a low-lying basin. A tapered gallery, probably of two chambers originally, is aligned N-S (L 4.5m; Wth 1.65 at N; 1.3m at S). It has a semicircular court (Wth 3.5m E-W) of four orthostats at the N end, and one of these is a jamb stone leading into the gallery. No cairn or roofstones are visible. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 80) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 9 December, 2019 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).

Portal dolmen; Neolithic period. The structure's alignment and chambered design reflect early megalithic funerary architecture in the region, indicative of communal burial practices.