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In pasture, located at the break of slope on a N–facing slope, which falls to a flat expanse of lowlying wettish pasture. The views to SW, the direction in which the tomb faced, are not extensive, with ground rising to a low ridge in the middle distance. There is a rath (MA112-045----) 20m to SE in the same field, and cist (MA112-108----) is located 100m to SE.
This wedge tomb, which is indicated on the 1929 OS 6-inch map as 'Dolmen', was destroyed in February 2019. There is now no visible trace at ground level.
The tomb consisted of a gallery/burial chamber (L 9.5m; Wth 1.4m) defined by a double wall of upright slabs or orthostats, roofed by flat slabs. It was oriented NE–SW, with the entrance at SW, and was enclosed by remnants of a sod-covered cairn or mound (overall L c. 16m; Wth 7.5m at SW; c. 4.5m at NE) .
The attached document includes a detailed description, plan and photograph of how the tomb looked when recorded by Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin in Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume II. County Mayo, Dublin: Stationery Office, 1964 (no. 93, p. 83-84).
Date of revised upload: 4 March 2019
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.
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