After asking at the farm I set off for the 1km walk along the banks of the river Barrow to this tomb not knowing what to expect exactly. I had read reports of it having an unusual capstone and these reports are not wrong.
The 4m x 2.5m capstone is covered in little valleys and ridges caused by weathering. The chamber has collapsed almost completely with just one stone holding up the capstone. One of the portal stones lies inside the tomb and has a very distinct shoulder cut into it.
The dolmen sits at the north end of a 30m long cairn that is now not much higher than the ground. The west side of the mound has some very square junctions along it that could indicate other chambers.
Apart from the amazing capstone, which makes the tomb look like a spider crab scurrying across the field, the other remarkable thing to note about it is the location. As you sit by the monument your senses are dowsed with the sound of the great river Barrow charging past just 30m away.
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From Tullow take the N81 for about 5.5km until you reach a cross roads and turn left. Continue for a little over 1km until you reach a fork in the road with a large triangle of land in the center of the junction. To the left you will see a farm track, drive up this and stop at the farm yard. Ask at the lower house to visit the tomb. Continue on foot up the track for 1km ( alovely riverside walk) and the tomb is on the right just over a hedge.
I was notified on the 22nd Nov 2004 that the farmer seems to be refusing access to the tomb. A real shame, but he is within his rights to do so.
There are two options here. Either avoid it to save being turned away and disappointed or everyone go there and ask to see it. It's up to you ...
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Monascrebe (Co. Louth) |  Aughnagurgan (Co. Monaghan) |  Kilgraney (Co. Carlow) |
 Wardhouse (Co. Leitrim) |  Ballykeel (Co. Armagh) |  Kilrooskagh (Co. Fermanagh) |
