This tomb is very hard to spot as it sits in the centre of a very thick clump of trees and scrub. Approaching from the front, which seems the easiset is by no means sensible as there is a very deep ditch hidden in the trees, which runs right across the front of the tomb. Luckily I saw this before plunging down into it.
I eventually managed to find a route through to the back of the monument (via another stream ditch which runs parallel to the tomb, between it and the road.
The capstone is not massive (just 2.5m long and 1.5m wide), but it is big enough to have crushed the chamber and forced the portal stones forward. Because of the trees it is impossible to get a very good view of the tomb, but I was instantly reminded of Crowagh (County Sligo), which I had visit earlier.
Very soon, as the surrounding trees grow, it will be impossible to see this tomb at all from the road, as now only the very tip of the capstone is visible. There is even the possibilty that the forward leaning portal stones could fall into the ditch at the front. This tomb needs some urgent attention.
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_A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Ballybrittas (Co. Wexford) |  Ballycasheen (Co. Clare) |  Gortnavern (Co. Donegal) |
 Cunard (Co. Dublin) |  Ahaglaslin (Co. Cork) |  Aghawee (Co. Cavan) |
