
What is recorded here
Situated on the NWW bank of a N-S stream in hilly upland c. 100m from where it debouches into a larger N-S stream. It is marked only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map with a N-S road c. 50m to the N and a house c. 100m to the S. This is subcircular mound (dims 3.25m N-S; 2.6m E-W; max. H 3m at E) contains a circular drystone corbelled chamber (int. diam. 1.85m; H 2.15m) with a doorway (Wth 0.65m; H 1m) at E. (Weir 1980, 173)
See the attached view from the E
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
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- What survives
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