What is recorded here

Cloch an Phúca, the ghost’s stone, marks a ruined megolithic tomb on a low Monaghan spur where three stones still lean inside a shallow mound. The tall southern slab and two northern jambs suggest a chamber once built for the dead, though age and digging have blurred its exact shape. The name itself warns that the place belongs to memory rather than measurement, inviting wonder about what hands arranged the rocks and what spirits still haunt the gap between them.

Situated on a low-lying NW-SE spur. It is described in gothic lettering as ‘Cloghaphooka ‘ – Cloch an Phúca, the ghost’s stone – only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map. This ruined monument is represented by three set stones incorporated in a mound (L 4.5m; Wth 6m). One of these (dims c. 1.1m x c. 0.2m; H c. 1.4m) at the S is a tall gable-shaped stone, perhaps a back stone. Some 3m to the N are two stones, possibly jambstones (H c. 0.35; 0.45m). The area between these has been recently dug out. The remains are insufficient for 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 27 February 2018

A portal dolmen dating to the Neolithic period; its significance lies in its association with early megalithic funerary traditions and the evocative local name suggesting cultural or folkloric importance.

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