What is recorded here

Lacht air Iorrais is an unclassified cairn in County Mayo, Ireland. The Archaeological Survey of Ireland has not yet uploaded its details, leaving the stones to keep their own advice. They may have marked a boundary, a burial or a warning about hungry ghosts. People still drop coins into the cracks, believing the cache returns doubled at midnight.

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

A portal dolmen; likely dates to the Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in representing a rare and early form of megalithic monument associated with burial and ritual practices in Ireland.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.