Megalithic Structure, megalithic tomb in County Louth

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What is recorded here

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). The N, S and E sides each consist of a split boulder. Two imbricated stones represent an entrance opening to the SW. The chamber is covered by a single roof stone. Although the remains appear to be those of a small passage-tomb with an angled entrance, they are best left unclassified pending further investigation.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH004-062

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