What is recorded here

Megalithic Structure is a portal tomb in County Louth, Ireland, where one upright stone still stands beside a fallen roof slab. It belongs to the megalithic burial tradition, when people shaped massive stone into chambers for the dead. Much of the original chamber has disappeared, leaving only a stark doorway marked by height and shadow. The loss does not weaken the place; it sharpens the image of hands lifting stone, naming the dead, and stepping back into the open field.

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). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 The remains of this portal-tomb are 160m SE of wedge-tomb (LH004-055----). All that survives is a portal stone, 2.5m high, and a prostrate roof stone measuring 3.7m by 2.9m by 1.2m (CLAJ 1910, 300).

Portal dolmen; dates to the Neolithic period, approximately 3500–2500 BCE. This structure represents an early form of megalithic monument associated with burial and ritual practices in Ireland.

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