Portal tomb in Howth Demesne

The tomb is ituated by a pathway under tree cover at the edge of Deer Park golf course at the foot of Muck Rock on the north side of Howth Head. There is an entrance in SE to a single chamber (L 2.6m; Wth 1.1m). This is indicated by two portals (H 2.75m and 2.45m respectively). The doorstone has partially collapsed into the chamber. The large roofstone (L 5.2m; Wth 4.2m; D 1.9m) still rests on the upper edge of the portals above the collapsed chamber (Borlase 1897, 2, 376-9; Ó Nualláin 1983, 82, 96). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 27 January 2015

Portal tomb; Neolithic period (c. 4000–2500 BCE). This tomb is significant as an example of early megalithic funerary architecture in the Dublin region, reflecting the ritual practices of Neolithic communities.