Megalithic tomb - court tomb

The National Monuments Service's description

Sited on a small knoll 450m W of the River Shannon. This dual court tomb, aligned NNE-SSW, has been denuded of its cairn this century. Two ruined galleries stand 15m apart. The northern, some 7m long, is divided by jambs into two chambers. A displaced lintel lies in front of the entrance jambs. There are one or possibly two courtstones beyond a fence to the NW. The sides of the front chamber are missing but the second chamber is largely intact. The remains of the southern gallery consist of two jambs marking a division between a northern chamber represented by two sidestones at the W and a southern chamber represented by two at the E. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 112-4, No. 12)

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

See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).