How huge and wonderful would this monument have been? The capstone, which now has one side resting on the floor, is massive. It is held aloft on the other side by two equally large slabs set, rather confusingly, in a T formation. These are presumably the two side stones of the chamber, with one of them displaced.
The capstone is easily 3m long by 2m wide. It looks as though it's been shaped as it s very symmetrical. I would say that the capstone still has its original alignment, i.e. east-west and the supporting stone that forms the cross piece of the T is the one that has been moved.
There is one other stone lying under the rear of the capstone that was probably the back stone of the chamber.
Unfortunately, a wall to the south of the tomb blocks the wonderful views in that direction that look over Lough Macnean Upper.
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