Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic structure
Rockhill, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rockhill
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- RO002-030----
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the S-facing slope of Kilronan Mounatain, but the exact location is unknown. A 'Leaba', described as a large capstone (dims. c. 3m x 3m; T c. 1.5m) which had been affected by heather fires and is connected with a story of a snake or morloch guarding a treasure. It was situated c. 1.5 km N of 'Lassar Well' (RO004-002----). There is no knowledge of it today, but it could be any of the known megalithic monuments in the Keadew area, perhaps the cairn (RO002-022----) or it could be buried under a slag-heap created by coal-mining. A second possible structure (RO0002-031----), is said to be c. 500m to the E at a place called Gorteenvemore. (Sharkey 1927, 153)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Sharkey, P.A. 1927 The heart of Ireland. Boyle. M.J. Ward.