
What is recorded here
Not marked on OS 1836 or 1876 eds. Situated on a rough mountainous hillside a short distance from a stream. Small circular drystone-built structure (int. diam. 1.65m) of beehive-type construction, roofed internally by a flat slab. Low lintelled entrance at E (H 0.8m; Wth 0.65m). Richardson (1939, 34) noted a chimney near it.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
A local holy well or ritual site; wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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