Mullaghmast Long Stone

Map Reference: S772955 (2772, 1955)



Mullaghmast Long Stone is about 1.8m high by 70cm wide and 60cm thick. It is slightly tapering with three long grooves. About 300m NW of the stone is Mullaghmast Rath (S761969) which has a large inner bank surrounded by a broad shallow ditch. There are no traces of an outer bank. The height of the bank on the outside could be 5m. It is planted with small trees and shrubs. The platform has some bramble but a large section is clear. There is a good entrance causeway in the east. The total diameter including the ditch could be 85m.