Megalithic tomb in Ballyline (burren By.)

On a broad E-W running in rough pasture, with land falling away steeply to the N, and wide views all around except to W. Within a field system (CL009-166001-). Hachured and labelled ‘Carn’ with a possible cist on a Geological Survey of Ireland map. Listed as ‘Cairn’ in the SMR (1992). This megalithic tomb comprises a well-preserved, grass-covered circular cairn (15m N-S; 13-16m E-W; H 1.4-1.7m), the base of which is not clearly defined as it gently blends into the surrounding ground. There is some disturbance to traces of the cairn’s structural elements on the N side, where there is no sod cover and two rough, parallel lines (L 5m; 1.8m apart at N; 1.3m apart at S) are visible running NNE-SSW from the edge toward the centre of the cairn. Several stones are also visible protruding from the cairn along the edges of these lines, most clearly on the W side – including two larger stones (L 1.4m and 0.9m respectively). There is another cairn (CL009-134----) c. 212m to the WSW. See attached image: CL010-089----_01.JPG Monument viewed from W. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 12 May 2023