Despite having being excavated I have heard very little about this tomb before this visit. I came across it in Cary Meehan's book Sacred Ireland and thought it looked worth checking out. I would have come here eventually during researching the book I am currently writing, but the image in Sacred Ireland made me come here today.
This is a very impressive court tomb. The remains of the trapezoidal cairn can be traced over 30m, although it has been robbed away on the west side. On the east side it remains to the height of the orthostats. The single court is 6m deep and almost complete. The gallery is extremely impressive. It is over 14m long and is divided into four chambers. The first two are separated by two opposing jambs and the other divisions are formed by jambs with a low sillstone between them.
The only drawback that this site has is the pylon that has been erected on the rear of the cairn. Without this the monument would hard to beat.
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