I'm sure most people know I love a good portal tomb and this is a good portal tomb. Admittedly, it's not in great shape, but it looks as though it has a more recent history in the same way that The Calf House (County Cavan) does nearby. This, too, seems to have been used as a shed of some kind. In front of the chamber there is a low drystone wall with a lintelled gap that allows entry inside.
The capstone is a monster - 4m x 4m - and now rests on the rubble at the rear and the sole remaining portal stone at the front. There is at least one side stone visible inside and a few of the larger stone in there could be the remains of other structural parts. The portal stone is well over 3m tall, so when the capstone was in place this would have been very imposing.
The walls around the site are generally quite thin, except for the one that runs away behind the chamber. I think that this thicker wall might actually be the original cairn to the monument. Adding weight to this there are some slabs 30m from the chamber that mey be the remains of a cist.
The site is quite high up and has great views along the valley below. If you go to the nearby cashel head up the hill and see this great site.
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_A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Aghnaskeagh (Co. Louth) |  Aghnacliff (Co. Longford) |  Kilrooskagh (Co. Fermanagh) |
 Dullaghan (Co. Tyrone) |  Haroldstown (Co. Carlow) |  Glenknock (Co. Tyrone) |
