Megalithic tomb - court tomb

The National Monuments Service's description

Marked only on the 1945 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a ‘Megalith’ in gothic lettering, and located within a hollow on a S-facing slope at the N side of the E end of Glencar valley. This is an overgrown cairn (dims 35m NE-SW; 13m NW-SE; H 1.5m) with the remains of a three-chambered gallery (L 9m) and an open court at NE. There is some evidence of a second court and a two-chambered gallery (L 4m) at the SW end. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 55-7).

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 23 September 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).