The approach to the dolmen, across the field, fills you with great expectations which is not flattened upon arrival. From the road and as you head towards it you can see the two huge capstones rising above the hedgerow.
The dolmen actually forms part of the field boundary but is in almost perfect condition. The two massive portal slabs project infront of the nearly full height door stone. The chamber is over 2m tall and I was easily able to stand up inside.
The chamber has a floorplan measuring 2m x 1m and is accessible through two small openings in the sides.
This is a truly wonderful tomb and could only be improved upon if it was free standing and not built into the wall.
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It was a pleasure to pull up opposite the gateway that leads to this beautiful monument. The feeling of being back here again is so thrilling. It doesn't matter that it is so cramped and crowded. This is surely one of Ireland's top sites. The fact that there is a ruined church hidden in the trees just yards from the tomb adds to the feeling of history here, too.
One interesting thing I noticed while I was taking pictures of the southern side was that there is a huge, bulbous rock outcrop to the west that pokes out of the trees some 2km or so away. With its omphalos-like appearance, this rock outcrop surely played an important role in the areas ritual history.
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_I know I was only here a couple of weeks ago, but I just wanted to come back again. This time I took the opportunity to look at the two capstones. The lower one seems to have three or four cupmarks on it. These are probably natural, but one certainly looks as if it could have been enhanced.
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I didn't actually visit here today, but did see it across the valley from the south, just above Munmahoge (County Waterford). This is one of those sites that is usually only seen up close, so to see it like this was great. A farmer local farmer told me that the huge round rocky outcrop to the west that I previously mentioned is known as the Sugar Loaf and that it used to be much more prominent, but in recent years the trees ahve grown tall around it and they make it look much smaller than it really is.
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_Head south on the N25 from Waterford and take the first left after passing the R686 junction. Take the second left and continue for about 1km until you a farm on your left. Opposite this is a gate into a field and the tomb is visible from here. I asked at the farm and they said there is no need to ask.
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Drumany (Co. Leitrim) |  Leac na Scail (Co. Kilkenny) |  Ballyknock (east) (Co. Mayo) |
 Banagher (Co. Cavan) |  Keerin (Co. Tyrone) |  Ballyvennaght (Co. Antrim) |
