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Druids Altar — Knockatotaun

Megalithic structure
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On gently sloping ground in rolling land. A large flat slab (L 3m SE-NW; Wth 2.7m; T 0.4m) is supported in a more or less horizontal position by four of seven stones set in irregular order under its perimeter. These are up to 1m long, 0.5m thick and 1.1m high. At least five other stones now lie loose under the perimeter of the roofstone. This is clearly an ancient burial chamber but its age and culture context is unclear. (Ó Nualláin 1989, 98, no. 20) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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