This is an unusual monument with affinitites to both portal tombs and (in a way) wedge tombs. A lot of people would possibly just settle for 'dolmen' and be done with it.
The large, horizontal 4m x 3m capstone is still in place. The underside of this is not smooth, but does look as though it has been worked to some degree. It rests on many orthostats, nearly all of which are encrusted with worm fossils (see Cairn W (County Meath) and Knockatober (County Sligo) for other examples of this type of stone being used in a monument.)
The long axis of the chamber is northwest-southeast, with the broader end at the southeast. The orthostat below the 'rear' end of the capstone has some nice quartz veins running through it.
The most spectacular thing about this site is probably the presence of Knocknashee (County Sligo) 1km to the southwest. From here you can just make out the passage tombs on its highest point.
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_A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Ballyquin (Co. Waterford) |  Brehon's Chair (Co. Dublin) |  Dunhill (Co. Waterford) |
 Browne's Hill (Co. Carlow) |  Birrinagh (Co. Longford) |  Ballykeel (Co. Armagh) |
