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Megalithic tomb in Stragar

Megalithic tomb

What is recorded here

McNelis (1952), in notes compiled in 1931, noted 'six large stones standing in an elliptical space and some distance apart' in the above townland and considered the feature to be a 'grave monument'. It has not been possible to find this site, and its nature remains uncertain. McNelis 1952, 431; Conaghan 1974, 15. The above description was published in the 'Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI, County Donegal.' Compiled by: Eamon Cody (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Megalithic tomb in Stragar is likely a portal dolmen, dating to the Neolithic period. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early megalithic funerary practices in the region.

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