What is recorded here
Court tomb in Cloghboley is a court tomb in Cloghboley, County Sligo, Ireland. It is a megalithic tomb preserved within the county landscape. Seán Ó Nualláin documented the site in his survey of County Sligo megalthic tombs. The structure remains part of the regional archaeological heritage.
See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989)
Date of upload: 9 January 2012
Court tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 3800–2500 BCE). This type of tomb is significant as an early communal burial structure, reflecting complex social organisation and ritual practices in prehistoric Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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