Walking down the slope from the farmhouse towards this tomb brings about a sense of anticipation that is not fully justified when you finally reach it. You can see that there is a considerable amount of vegetation covering the front of the tomb, but you do expect to find a little more of it.
The capstone ie a splendid 4m long quartz-pebble-encrusted mudstone, probably of local origin, and features a large piece of quartz set centrally in its upper surface.
There are just two other stones present. One is an upright portal stone upon which the capstone still rests. The other lies prone within the chamber and could be the second portal stone. If so then it would make this tomb very similar to nearby Ballyquin.
A fast flowing stream runs around the bottom of the field and fills the air with a lovely bubbling sound that, on my visit, was broken only by birdsong.
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A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Ballyhenebery (Co. Kilkenny) |  Cloghroe (Co. Donegal) |  Roshin South (Co. Donegal) |
 Glenroan (Co. Tyrone) |  Claggan (Co. Donegal) |  Tawnatruffaun (Co. Sligo) |
