Megalithic tomb - court tomb

The National Monuments Service's description

This dual court tomb is sited on a low ridge. The structure is incorporated in an oval mound, aligned E-W, 23m long, 17.5m wide and 1.5m high. At W two facade-stones articulate with the S arm of a court of semicircular outline. The court at the E end of the cairn seems to have been of a more elongated design. Longitudinally-set jambs mark the entries to both galleries. The eastern gallery, represented by two sidestones at the S and a backstone, is 5m long. The western gallery, represented by a single sidestone at the S, was at least 5m long. It is not clear if both galleries shared a common backstone. The lengths of the galleries would suggest each was of two chambers. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 123-4, No. 23)

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).

This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 178/1946).