254 Elcock — Pre-Historic Monuments at Carrowmore. 



cromleac. It was covered when Dr. Petrie visited it. His 

 number for it is 55. This ought to be uncovered by the 

 Board of Works, under whose care these monuments are now 

 placed. 



Not far from this heap, down in the hollow near the house, 

 stands Dr. Petrie's No. 53. Nothing but the cromleac is now 

 left, the circle formerly around it having disappeared through 

 "improvements" many years ago. The cromleac stands very 

 low, and will soon be gone from sight, as it forms a good basis 

 for a stone-heap, such as that at No. 55. It scarcely reached 

 higher than the top of the oats by which it was surrounded 

 when I saw it. See sketch No. 4. 



In the next field to the south are a great number of circles ; 

 one in the east corner is formed of very large stones, and near 

 it on the south-west is a fine large " giant's grave," or stone 

 cist. Half of Listoghil stands in the field, and two cromleacs 

 also. 



The nearest to us is Dr. Petrie's No. 52. It is a large cromleac, 

 with a conical cap stone, flat underneath. Query, was it a double 

 cromleac ? The porch-like entrance is very marked, unless 

 what looks like a porch may be the supports of a second crom- 

 leac, of which the cap stone is gone. A circle formerly sur- 

 rounded this cromleac, but only one stone is now standing, and 

 this is not in its original place. My informant once saw this 

 stone being moved away, and he put it back as near as he could. 

 There is a gentle incline of earth and stones up to the top of 

 the supports of the cap stone, looking like an inclined plane, up 

 which the cap stone was pushed into position, but I do not think 

 it was formed for that purpose, though I could not learn whether 

 it had been formed by throwing the stones there which were 

 cleared out of the land. See sketch No. 5. 



Passing by Listoghil on our left, we see below us on the 

 south, Dr. Petrie's No. 48. This cromleac is perfect, the cap 

 stone being about six feet square, but is nearly level with the 

 ground. At a distance of thirty-eight feet from it stands a 



