This is nothing more than a mound in a field for all I know. It was not possible to actually get up close to it as it is situated in somebody's back garden and I was there early on a Sunday morning; too early to knock on doors.
The size is average and it is covered with heather. I can say no more.
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At last I managed to see the right thing this time. Thanks to a little help from a fellow enthusiast, Jim, I was able to get it right.
150m up a farm track this ruined portal tomb is a sad and sorry sight. Two of the chamber walls still stand upright with a third leaning inwards. One of the upright wall slabs is incorporated into the field boundary. The capstone, which shows limited signs of weathering grooves, has slipped and lies in front of the chamber, this is because someone has stolen both portal stones.
The style would have been similar to that at Onagh (County Wicklow), with a tall square box chamber and single capstone.
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Follow the N81 from Dublin and take the Donard turn off. Just as the road crowns the small hill there is a farm track to the left. The tomb can be seen in the far corner of the field next to this track.
For the time being ignore everything I've written above. I have been informed that I did not infact see this tomb. It is actually a collapsed dolmen down a nearby lane. I will be re-visiting it again in the near future. Thanks to Jim Dempsey for the info.
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