Neolithic chambered tomb. Despite its name, which is an invention of local folklore, the tomb was begun as much as 5,500 years ago, and comprises two separate chambered monuments. It is a rare example of two such tombs built in such close proximity that they have become confused as one. The two tombs were probably constructed several hundred years apart.


The easterly tomb, which faces north-east, consists of a segmented chamber of at least three compartments covered by a trapezoidal-shaped cairn with a deep U-shaped forecourt and a fa?ade of impressive slabs linked by dry-stone walling and two fine portal stones. It is possible that the chamber extended further, but has been cut away by the construction of a road and a house during the 19th century. The portal is now blocked by a stone which may have fallen or been deliberately placed in front. The entire forecourt is also closed off by a line of stones placed between the tips of the horns, but it is not entirely clear if this is a deliberate act of closure during prehistoric times or a more recent structure associated with agricultural activity in the area in modern times.