Passage tomb in Drumruekill

Situated on low-lying ground sloping gently down to E and S, but surrounded by drumlins. A circular cairn (diam. 24m; H 0.4m at N to 1.6m at E) is covered in bushes with no visible kerbstones but it contains a central chamber (dims 1.3-1.7m x 0.5-0.8m) defined by two parallel sidestones aligned N-S. There is a large roofstone (dims 1.7m x 1.7m; T 0.25m) in position, but a quarry (dims 7-10m N-S; 5m E-W; D 0.8m) immediately N of the chamber might have destroyed a passage. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

Passage tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). Its location and construction reflect early communal burial practices and the significance of landscape in prehistoric ritual.