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Proceediuf/s of the Royal Irish Academy, 



The chief dolmen faces much towards the north of east ; but let us 

 describe it for simplicity as truly orientated. The north side is in situ 

 a strong slab of pink-grey conglomerate, 6 feet 7 inches long and 4 feet 

 high, and 12 inches to 19 inches thick. Evidently the opposite side 

 fell while the ends were standing, and some one placed a large block 

 upon it; the ends then collapsed, and the cover rests with curious 

 effect on the block. The ends are 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 9 inches 

 long, and 30 inches to 42 inches wide. The cover is about 5 feet 

 7 inches square and 1 foot thick. Round the chamber are several 

 other blocks and a low pillar as at Altoir Ultach and Cappabaun. 



About 300 yards to the north-east is the " giant's grave," a 

 narrow cist of thin slabs, 2 feet to 5 feet 3 inches long. It is of two 

 compartments, 6 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 3 inches long, and 3 feet 

 wide. It is nearly hidden in heather and filled with water; the 

 covers are removed. 



The third " giant's grave " lies about as far to the north-west of 

 the first ; it is embedded in a mass of furze, a bright speck on the 

 brown hillside. We could not plan it, but located the blocks, and 

 between them a hollow, 7 feet by 4 feet wide. It lies close to a knoll 

 near the mearing trench of Glenwanish. Higher up the bill of 

 Ardeevin is a pile of naturally-loosened slabs of exactly the shape 

 and size of those used in the dolmens. 



APPENDIX B. 



PiLLAES AND BaSIN-StONES. 



The pillar-stones included in this paper (save Creevagh) are more 

 Probably terminal than monumental. 



Eanygalvan. — Burren (9) near the three cists, and about 80 feet 

 to the north near a low burial-mound. They lie in line from north-north- 

 east to south-south- west. The central pillar is over 7 feet high, the 

 side ones about 4 feet. Several cahers and souterrains lie on the 

 slope above. 



Ceeevagh. — Burren (10). The pillar is actually part of the 

 dolmen. It is 6 feet high, 4 feet 7 inches wide, and 10 inclies 

 thick. 



Coad, Inchiquin (17), near Corofin. A large rather palmate slab, 

 1^ feet high, 1 foot 5 inches wide at the foot, and 12 inches thick ; 

 2 feet 4 inches wide at the top and 8 inches thick. 2h feet of the 

 length was set in the ground when, on October 13th, 1894, it was 

 re-erected by Dr. George U. MacNamara and his brother. Major 



