What is recorded here
In pasture, on a S-facing slope. A circular area (17m E-W) raised 0.3m above the external ground level and enclosed by a fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.1m).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
Neolithic passage tomb, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. Its construction reflects early communal burial practices and earthwork engineering in the region.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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