Megalithic tomb in Rakean, County Monaghan

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What is recorded here

Located on the N bank of an E-W section of a stream, which is immediately to the S and runs through rock outcrop immediately to the W. It is described as a ‘Cromlech’ only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map. It consists of an overgrown chamber aligned NW-SW with a large capstone but there is no visible evidence of a cairn. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 18 June 2018

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MO018-012

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