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Located in rough pasture on a shelf, which is on the NE-facing slope of a Saddle Hill. This monument consists of a single chamber (dims 2.6m NE-SW; 1.6m NW-SE) formed of three slabs (max. H 0.5m) and open to the SW, with a double wall formed from a single slab (L 2.9m) on the SE side. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 58)
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
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).
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