There seems to be a considerable amount of cairn stones between the gallery and the outer wall but no traces of a mound can be distinguished outside the structure. Wedge tombs are the most widespread of the megalithic tomb types found in Ireland with c.465 examples, the largest concentrations occur in west Cork, in east Clare, parts of Tipperary and along the west coast. There are 38 examples in County Sligo. Folklore saw these imposing monuments as the bed of a hag or witch. They are generally dated to the earliest part of the Earlier Bronze Age and have a strong association with Beaker pottery.
Wedge tombs show a consistent tendency to face west or south-west.