What is recorded here

Druids Altar is a megalithic structure in Knockatotaun, County Sligo, Ireland. The large flat slab measures 3m long, 2.7m wide and 0.4m thick. Four stones support the slab while five others lie loose beneath it. The chamber serves an ancient burial purpose although its exact age and culture remain unclear.

On gently sloping ground in rolling land. A large flat slab (L 3m SE-NW; Wth 2.7m; T 0.4m) is supported in a more or less horizontal position by four of seven stones set in irregular order under its perimeter. These are up to 1m long, 0.5m thick and 1.1m high. At least five other stones now lie loose under the perimeter of the roofstone. This is clearly an ancient burial chamber but its age and culture context is unclear. (Ó Nualláin 1989, 98, no. 20) 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

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