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Situated in rough pasture at the S edge of a shelf on the W-facing foothills of Sliabh Anierin. A three-chambered gallery (L 7m) divided by jambstones with a SE-facing court (dims 3.8m NE-SW; 3.5m NW-SE) is surrounded by the remains of a low cairn (dims 12.5m NW-SE; 8.5m NE-SW). Only one collapsed lintel remains. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 69-70) 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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