Megalith

Situated on a low ridge on the floor of the Bonet River valley and at the foot of the steep NW-facing slope of the Tullyskeherny ridge. A single chamber (dims 5.2m N-S; 1.3-1.8m E-W), perhaps with a second chamber at S, is set within an overgrown cairn (dims 12m N-S; 10m E-W; max. H 1m). The entrance (Wth 0.6m) at N is flanked by two orthostats set transversely to the axis of the chamber. (Richardson and Lowry-Corry 1940, 174-5; de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 61) 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. Date of upload: 23 September 2008 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).

Neolithic passage tomb, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. Its location suggests it was part of a broader ritual landscape associated with river valleys and upland ridges in early Irish prehistory.