First documented on the Ordnance Survey 6-inch map between 1847 and 1850, the feature was consistently described in official records as entirely natural, with no mention of any artificial structures. However, local history tells a different story; according to P.J. McGill’s 1970 account, this area, known locally as Kilgole, was home to a dolmen that was dismantled around 1920 during land reclamation works. The exact nature and appearance of this supposed dolmen remains unknown, lost to time and agricultural progress.

The site gained renewed archaeological interest in 2002 when property development threatened the area. An archaeological assessment using aerial photography had identified faint rectilinear earthworks nearby, suggesting possible ancient activity. Christopher Read of North West Archaeological Services conducted pre-development testing for a housing estate of twenty homes, excavating seven trenches down to undisturbed natural soil. Despite the tantalising hints from aerial surveys, the investigation yielded no archaeological remains, features, or artefacts; even the earthworks visible from above left no trace at ground level.

Today, the site stands as a reminder of Ireland’s complex relationship with its megalithic heritage, where ancient monuments have often fallen victim to agricultural improvement and development. Whether the rock outcrop truly marks the location of a destroyed tomb or simply represents local folklore attached to a natural feature may never be definitively answered. The site is recorded in the Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland and remains catalogued in official records as an unclassified megalithic tomb, preserving at least the memory of what local tradition insists once stood here.