Wedge tomb in Killakee

Situated in a state forestry plantation on a slight summit overlooking the Glen between Cruagh and Mountpelier. A megalithic tomb consisting of an irregular low mound (Wth 7m) which contains a number of protruding upright slabs (Ó hÉailidhe 1978, 101-3). The chamber extends E-W, with a W-facing façade and entrance (L 6m; Wth 6m). It is defined by sidestones and one endstone. Running parallel to the sides are remains of a double revetment wall of upright slabs. There are traces of kerbstones in the NW. Both the cairn material and roofing slabs have been removed. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 8 July 2018

Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BCE). Its location on a prominent summit suggests it may have had ritual or ceremonial significance within the local landscape.