Mullyash Passage Tomb, Monaghan

Mullyash / Tavanskeagh

Passage Tomb

This monument is often described as a kerbed cairn, but is classified as a passage tomb on the National monuments website. The cairn is 16 metres in diameter and had a kerb of battered drystone walling. The kerb is now completely hidden under cairn collapse. The walling may have been similar to the way Newgrange originally looked before it was badly reconstructed. Parts of an inner tier of drystone walling can be seen on the summit. Without the forrestry Calliagh Beara's house on Slieve Gullion in County Armagh would be clearly visible.

Traditionally the cairn is associated with the Lughnasa celebrations and was visited, in relatively modern times, by locals on the last sunday of July, also known as Crom Dubh's Sunday. After the celebrations at the cairn the locals would walk 850 metres SSE to the standing stone at Tavanskeagh. This stone is broken into two pieces and is now recumbent.

Mullyash / Tavanskeagh Passage Tomb This monument is often described as a kerbed cairn, but is classified as a passage tomb on the National monuments website. The cairn is 16 metres in diameter and had a kerb of battered drystone walling. The kerb is now completely hidden under cairn collapse. The walling may have been similar to the way Newgrange originally looked before it was badly reconstructed. Parts of an inner tier of drystone walling can be seen on the summit. Without the forrestry Calliagh Beara's house on Slieve Gullion in County Armagh would be clearly visible. Traditionally the cairn is associated with the Lughnasa celebrations and was visited, in relatively modern times, by locals on the last sunday of July, also known as Crom Dubh's Sunday. After the celebrations at the cairn the locals would walk 850 metres SSE to the standing stone at Tavanskeagh. This stone is broken into two pieces and is now recumbent.

Situated: From Castleblayney head northwest on the R182. After 5.2 kilometres turn left onto the L7360 at Drumacrib. Go about 2K. Mullyash Cairn trail is signposted on your right. Discovery Map 28: H 86931 25834. Last visit Nov 2023. Longitude: 6° 40' 09.7" W Latitude: 54° 10' 27.3" N Google Map. Photos: José Gutiérrez.