
What is recorded here
Located on the crest of a hill in a forested area with commanding views of the Twin Lakes to the S. The remains consist of four deeply set orthostats, aligned E-W, and a large boulder-like capstone 0.2m to the N. The capstone rises to a height of c. 0.5m above the surrounding ground level and there is a small cavity c. 0.25m deep underneath it. No evidence of a cairn survives. (CRDS 1998, 33)
Date of upload: 14 April 2011
Megalithic tomb in Gortakeeghan is a Neolithic portal tomb, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. Its strategic hilltop location and alignment suggest it was a significant ceremonial or burial site, possibly used for communal rituals.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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