What is recorded here

Megalithic tomb in Beagh, County Donegal, Ireland: a court tomb probably stood there until people smashed it almost a century ago because an animal became caught inside. That is all still known, which means the stones may have marked burial, boundary or ceremony while living people saw only a trap. Beagh keeps the absence intact: a useful structure destroyed for urgency, then forgotten for certainty.

It has been suggested that a structure demolished 'almost a century ago' in this townland after an animal was caught in it was probably a court tomb (P.J. McGill 1970). Nothing further is known of this. L. McGill 1964, 63; P.J. McGill 1970, 6. 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 Beagh is likely a court tomb, dating to the Neolithic period. Its significance lies in its potential contribution to understanding early megalithic funerary practices in the region, though details are limited due to its destruction.

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