Megalith

At the W end of a low E-W spur at the S side of Glencar valley, with a small SE-NW stream c. 40m to the SW. This is a slight cairn containing the remains of a two-chambered gallery (L 6.2m; Wth 2m) oriented ENE-WSW and divided by jambstones. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 57) 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; dates to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its two-chambered gallery and orientation suggest ritual or funerary use typical of early megalithic traditions in Ireland.