Megalithic structure in Lathaleere, County Wicklow

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

Situated on the SW end of a level ridge overlooking the River Slaney to the SW. Described by Price (1934, 35-6) as an oblong mound (dims. 6.1m x 4m; H 0.6m) with a granite boulder at either end. There was a large prostrate slab (L 1.9m) with a small upright beside the SW edge in the centre of the mound. The monument was destroyed c. 1979-80 and a group of large boulders and a slab (L 2.67m; Wth 2.04m) beside the field boundary 40m SE of the site may be the dismantled remnants.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI027-047

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