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KILCLOONEY MORE County DonegalTwo portal tombs, the little and large of Irish dolmens, stand at opposite ends of a long cairn, the larger one looming conspicuous on the skyline to the east of the Narin road, 4 miles north-north-east of Ardara. It is a truly remarkable structure, not only on account of its size and poise, but also for the ever changing profile it presents from different viewpoints: 'a prehistoric study in aerodynamics'; 'a great hat on legs'; 'a flying saucer landed in the bog'; 'a giant bird poised for flight' - these are some of the resemblances inspired by its intriguing form.
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A magnificent granite capstone, broadly triangular in shape and measuring 19 feet across at its widest point, oversails the 6-feet high portal stones at the chamber entrance on the east. Its lower end rests on a 'chocking stone' which lifts it clear of the backstone of the chamber. The smaller dolmen at the west end of the cairn is partly collapsed and is crossed by a field wall, but still has its capstone in position over the rectangular chamber of two sidestones and a backstone. It also faces east and like the larger tomb, has a low sill between the portal stones, one of which is fallen. Some fragments of Neolithic pottery were the only finds from the site.[ Back to top ]
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