WiNDLK — Megaiithic Remains surrounding Lough Gur. 295 



The bearings of tins group of stones are as follows : — From the centre 

 stone to the gallaun 250"^. Along the western line of stones to the centre of 

 the great circle " B " 230° 50". 



In oompletiug the description of this group of stones it may be well to 

 mention that there appear to have been other megaiithic remains than those 

 mentioned above as existent, which have now completely disappeared. 

 Mr. Lynch says that at a distance of 100 feet due south of circle " B " there 

 formerly stood a cromlech. This much-abused term has now an ambiguous 

 meaning ; but T gather from Mr. Lyuch's further statement, gleaned from 

 Mr. Edward Fitzgerald, " that the tops of the supporting stones apx^roached 

 each other closely from the two sides," that it was probably a dolmen. A 

 series of iiat stones is said to have led from it to " B." There is no trace of 

 any of these things, nor is there of the gallaun -i feet high by 6 feet broad, 

 which is said to have been situated 250 yards N.E. from the same circle. 

 (Lynch, p. 300.) 



II. "F." (see figs. 13 and 21). 



Leaba na Muice. 



This a small dolmen situated on the top of an eminence on the southern 

 side of the road from Holy Cross to Herbertstown. 'J'he plan shows the 

 general shape, position, and size of the four stones of which it consists. 

 (1) The capstone is of limestone, and its average thickness is 1 foot 5 inches. 

 It now rests entirely on the fourth stone, but was no doubt at one time also 

 supported by the other two uprights. The height of the upper surface from 

 the ground is 3 feet 5 inches ; but as the surrounding earth has been to some 

 extent removed, this gives a false impression of the space under the stone, 

 which is actually only 1 foot 6 inches in height. (2) Is of limestone, and leans 

 towards the capstone. Its height is 2 feet 6 inches, and its mean thickness is 

 1 foot 2 inches. (3) Is a tabular piece of conglomerate. Height, 2 feet 6 inches; 

 thickness, 10 inches. It leans away from the capstone, being 9 inches out of 

 the perpendicular. (4) Which is completely hidden by the capstone is a 

 tabular wedge-shaped block of limestone 1 foot 2 inches thick. 



IL "G." 



Continuing along this road past the so-called ISTew Church, which is now 

 in ruins, at its northern side by the margin of the lake are certain groups of 

 stones described in the Ordnance map as " Stone Circles." After a careful 

 examination of these objects, I have come to the conclusion that they are 

 purely natural stones, and for these reasons. 



