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Likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, the Dolmen at Tooloscan may have functioned as a ritual or burial site. Its alignment and positioning suggest possible ceremonial or astronomical significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

What is recorded here

Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a 'Dolmen'. Situated on a NNE-facing slope, and built into a NNE-SSW drystone wall. A limestone upright (dims 1m x 0.7m; H 1.4m) oriented E-W with a limestone erratic (dims 2.1m x 1.3m; H 1.2m) 3-3.5m E of it. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 42) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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