Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic tomb - portal tomb
Haroldstown, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Haroldstown
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cromlech
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cromlech
- Coordinates
- 52.84507, -6.66392
- SMR number
- CW009-008----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on gently sloping pastureland overlooking the Derreen River 90m to the W. Two overlapping capstones (upper 4m x 3.2m x 0.85m; lower 3.2m x 2.4m x 0.7m) resting on large chamber comprising two well-preserved portal stones, large doorstone, and side stones. Chamber faces NNW (Ó Nualláin 1983, 91). The upper capstone of the portal tomb appears to be decorated with possible rock art. At least one possible cupmark can be seen on the upper surface of the capstone with a second possible adjoining cupmark.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 April 2014
References
Ó Nualláin, S. 1983 Irish portal tombs, topography, siting and distribution. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 113, 75-105.
Nearby in the register
- Religious house - Augustinian friarsunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.