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In gently rolling pastureland, overlooking Ballynakill Lough some 400m to the N. This tomb consists of a small wedge-shaped chamber (L 2m; Wth c. 1.8m at SW narrowing to 1.4m at NE), aligned NE-SW, decreasing in height from W to E. The chamber, closed at SW by a single slab, is covered by a roofstone. Outer-walling survives to the S, and especially around the NE end. It is incorporated in a small mound which rises almost to roof height. (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 300; de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 23-4)
See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 19 August 2019
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