What is recorded here

Megalithic tomb in Carrickavee stands in a shallow bowl of grass and shadow, its long chamber hidden beneath a broad mound that rises higher on the south side. The visible stones suggest a narrow gallery reaching east and west, while the rest of the structure waits under soil, moss and forgotten footsteps. It is the kind of place where human hands shaped stone long before written memory, and the land has kept the shape ever since.

Sited close to the base of a slope in rolling country. The tomb is largely concealed in a subcircular mound, 14m across, 0.5m high at the N and 2m at the downslope southern side. A number of set stones visible at the top of the mound indicate a gallery at least 3.3m long, aligned ENE-WSW. Two stones, 1.1m apart and 0.6m high, mark its WSW end. Only the tops of four other stones, two at each side are visible. North of the presumed gallery there is a possible line of outer-walling. (Ó Nualláin 1989, 141 Cv. 43) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

Portal dolmen; likely dates to the Neolithic period (c. 4000–2500 BCE). Its construction reflects early communal burial practices and megalithic architecture in the region.

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