Megalithic tomb in Carnroe — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Five stones remain scattered across a field bank on Carn Hill, perhaps forming one chamber or two separate graves. The tomb resists classification because so much is missing, yet the gap creates intrigue rather than frustration. Someone placed heavy rock there during the Megalithic period, likely marking death or ancestry on a slope overlooking wood and trackway. The absence of a complete structure does not diminish the act; it preserves the mystery of why those particular stones mattered to the people who handled them.

Located on a W-facing slope of Carn Hill. Three stones, representing two sides of chamber are situated on the E side of a N-S field bank and drain at the edge of wood. Two other stones on the W side of the field bank c. 10m further S could also be part of it at the edge of a disused trackway to W of Cairn Hill wood. The remains are insufficient to allow a closer classification. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 8 May 2018

Megalithic tomb in Carnroe is likely a portal dolmen, dating to the Neolithic period. Its partial survival indicates it was part of an early megalithic tradition associated with ritual or burial practices in the region.

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