Tomb 4 is a curious one. A low, flat-topped mound is surrounded by a kerb. Inside there is a very narrow passage leading to a small chamber.
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This tomb has undergone two phases of excavation and turned up many bone pins and vast quantitis of burned bone, representing as many as 50 individuals.
The central chamber and boulder circle have been dated to around 5000 BCE. The passage was added at a later stage, as were two cists.
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A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Knocklea (Co. Dublin) |  Knocknagin (Co. Meath) |  Aughnagurgan (Co. Monaghan) |
 Carrowkeel - Cairn C (Co. Sligo) |  Mound Of Hostages (Co. Meath) |  Cairn T (Co. Meath) |
