What is recorded here
Situated on a marked W-facing slope. Circular cairn (diam. 7.5m; H 1.6m) with a well-defined kerb of seven orthostatically set granite slabs. The site is encased in peat.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
Passage tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It represents a significant early funerary and ceremonial monument type in the Irish landscape.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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