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Situated on a gentle S-facing slope in the vicinity of the great passage tomb of Dowth (ME020-017----) and the medieval parish church (ME020-019----). Lewis (1837, vol. 1, 496) describes a cromlech ‘consisting of four large upright stones, and several others lying near’. Sir William Wilde (1849, 210-11) mentions a giant’s tomb in the vicinity of the great tomb and Dowth castle (ME020-018----) in addition to the Cloghalea stones (ME020-009----) with which it might be confused. O’Kelly (1978, 59-60) observed a number of large stones against the E boundary of this field, and there is a quarry at one point which might be the site of this structure and account for the removal of the tomb.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revision: 10 September 2018
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