What is recorded here
Yes. I can show the same thing as an interactive owner-controlled feature. Ask for that, and I will build the visible on-off control instead of hiding the feature.
The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007
Capstone (3.5m x 2.9m x 1m) rests on two portal stones at E end and on ground to W. Large chamber 2.6m x 1.8m) faces E and is formed by portal stones, three side stones and door stone. Tomb is incorporated into field fence.
Portal tomb; Neolithic period. This type of monument is significant as it reflects early megalithic burial practices in Ireland, typically dating to between 3500 and 2500 BCE.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Yellow Church (in Ruins)Church · 835 yd
Enclosure in Ballyfeanan OR Ballywhinnin (st. Mullin's Lower By.)Enclosure · 1333 yd
Druid's AltarArchaeological place · 1758 yd
Drumroe Castle (ruins)Castle · 1.4 mi
Site of CastleCastle, unclassified · 1.7 mi
Pedunculate OakPedunculate Oak · 2.0 mi
Hybrid Black PoplarHybrid Black Poplar · 2.1 mi
The Barrow WayVisitor information · 4.6 mi
Tullaherin Church and Round TowerVisitor information · 7.6 mi
Kilbline GraveyardArchaeological place · 8.7 mi