What is recorded here

No visible chamber remains at the Portal tomb in Cunard, though three large upright stones and one fallen capstone still mark the site. The lost roof may have hidden a narrow burial chamber, waiting for people who understood death as a journey rather than an ending.

Known locally as the 'Shed Stone' this tomb is situated on the N bank of a stream at the head of Glenasmole valley. It comprises of an oblong boulder (L2.30m, Wth 1.90m; 0.75m) single chamber (int. dims. L 1.25m; Wth 0.9m-1.45m; H 1.35m) supported by two granite portal stones (H 1.08m and 0.55m respectively) and a backstone of granite that carries a massive capstone (L 2.1m; Wth 1.6m; D 0.6m). Loose boulders lie around the perimeter of the tomb (McDix 1925, 122; Price 1940, 123; Healy 1961, 115-6) Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 28 July 2018

Portal tomb; Neolithic period. It represents an early megalithic funerary tradition and is significant as a rare surviving example of such structures in the region.

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