What is recorded here

Court tombs are among the oldest built structures in Europe, and Rathbaun is one of them. It is a Megalithic tomb where people placed their dead thousands of years ago. The stones still stand in County Mayo, waiting for visitors to imagine the hands that stacked them and the families who mourned beside them.

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

Court tomb; Neolithic period (c. 3700–2500 BCE). These tombs are significant as some of the earliest ceremonial and burial structures in Ireland, reflecting early communal rituals and social organisation.

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