Haroldstown
Haroldstown Portal Tomb has always been regarded as one of the most attractive dolmens in Ireland. There are two overlapping capstones, the larger being 12 feet long, the smaller around 9ft long. The chamber consists of two portal stones with a large door stone and side stones. At 13 feet long and 9 feet wide, the chamber is bigger than the average portal tomb chamber, indeed a family lived in the chamber during the 19th century.
Situated: The Haroldstown Dolmen stands on the bank of the Dereen river at Acuan Bridge on the Tullow to Hacketstown Road.
Discovery Map 61: S 901 779. Last visit May 2005.
Photos: Jim Dempsey.
