Megalithic structure

The National Monuments Service's description

An account written in 1945 described this feature as ‘a much broken cromlech. About 18ft long [5.49m] and 8ft wide [2.44m], the huge slabs and boulders have been thrown out of position by four immense trees.’ (ITA Survey 1945). The remains consist of a cairn of large boulders in and around a small copse of trees. Many of the boulders appear to be field clearance and to have been dumped there in modern times. It is possible that they could mask a megalithic structure. The precise nature of this monument is uncertain and it cannot, without further evidence, be accepted as the remains of a megalithic tomb. It is possible that the remains may mask a possible archaeological monument. (ITA Survey 1945; Brindley and Kilfeather 1993, 1, No. 3)

Compiled by: Paul Walsh

Date of upload: 1 April 2019

References

Irish Tourist Association. Surveys undertaken in the 1940s for the Irish Tourist Association (now Fáilte Ireland) relating to ‘Natural features, antiquities, historic associations etc.' Extracts from these surveys were copied into the Topographical files of the Office of Public Works and these have been incorporated into the Sites and Monuments Record files (National Monuments Service).

Brindley, A.L. and Kilfeather, A. 1993 Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow. Dublin. Stationery Office.