Dolmon, Proleek, Co. Louth

Dolmon, Proleek, Co. Louth

Dolmon

Lantern slide depicting Proleek Dolmon, in Ballymascanlon Hotel on the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth. Originally titled 'Proleek Cromlech Dundalk Co Louth' and labelled 'L5 17'. Proleek Dolmon still exists today, but has been added to by modern building techniques in order to preserve it. The Dolmon is also known as the portal tomb, from the name given to the two stones supporting it which also fram the enterance to the burial chamber. In addition to the three supporting stones, and the large one across the top, there are generally a scattering of smaller stones across the top. This is due to a local legend which claims that if you throw a stone onto the roof of the Dolmon, you will be married within a year. Another legend surronding this monument, is that the giant Parrah Boug MacShagean placed the large cap stone on the other stones, and is burried in the local area. In this slide, an umbrella can be seen leaning against one of the supporting rocks, possibly to give some idea of the size of the monument.

Holly Cooper

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 33

BOX33_017

11/01/17

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

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7559 x 7559 pixels

Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

County: Louth

Logainm County Code: http://www.logainm.ie/100021.aspx

Townland: Proleek

Logainm Townland: https://www.logainm.ie/33663.aspx

Irish National Grid East: 308260

Irish National Grid North: 311040

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 54.037337

Longitude: -6.3481168

Place: Proleek, Co. Louth Latitude: 54.03718620000001 Longitude: -6.348265099999935

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)