When I first saw a picture of this in the Cavan Archaeological Inventory I was smitten. What a weird design, what a lovely tomb, what a lovely setting. Well, it is the first two still, but as for the lovely setting - that's gone now. This enigmatic little tomb now sits in someone's driveway!
The ground appears to have been lowered around it (don't know how stable it is now) and the attractive use of weed killer around its base looks beautiful Ö I don't think so!
The tomb almost seems like a cross over. It does have two portal stones but these extend beyond the chamber and do not support the roof stone, which just sits on the polygonal chamber instead.
Don't avoid this tomb because of the imposition of this horrible house - go and see it - go and show the people who built the house that they have a public curio in their garden and loads of people are going to be pointing cameras at their house.
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Apparently the reason this tomb looks so odd is because it was messed about with in the 1900s. A bullock became trapped within and a side stone was removed to facilitate its removal. When this was done the capstone slipped from the portal stones. A local priest made them replace the side stone but the capstone remained out of place. (source: Weir)
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Ballygraffan (Co. Down) |  Rathkenny (Co. Meath) |  Leitrim (Co. Tyrone) |
 Ballyknock (west) (Co. Mayo) |  Clonlum South (Co. Armagh) |  Errarooey Beg (Co. Donegal) |
