Standing by the nearby standing stone my attention was drawn to this raised platform-like area on a spur of land that sticks out in to the valley. Its steep sides drop away to the valley floor below where a stream rushes past. There seem to be some odd earthworks around the edge of this platform, which is what originally got my attention.
As I approached I could see a few stones set into the spur. One of these is an east-west aligned orthostat and the others are smaller stones which, I think, are sections of a kerb. Next to the central orthostat another slab lies on the ground.
From the very scant remains I would say that this was once a wedge tomb very similar to Baurnadomeeny (County Tipperary), with a circular kerb around the east-west aligned gallery. The positioning of the monument is very similar to that at Baurnadomeeny and this too would have aligned with the highest point on the hill to the east in the interestingly named townland of Graniera.
I think this tomb would have been exceptional and was actually the focus of the monuments in the immediate area. It's a real shame that it has been lost.
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