What is recorded here
Megalithic tomb in Belladooan: the fact that it is a Megalithic tomb in County Mayo, Ireland is clear. Whether it is a chamber, passage or unclassified ruin depends on the missing description. The claim is not that it is unique; it is that the facts do not say which kind of tomb it is.
See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume II. County Mayo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1964)
Date of upload: 3 January 2012
Portal dolmen; dates to the Neolithic period, approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It represents an early form of megalithic funerary architecture significant for understanding prehistoric burial practices in Ireland.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Brides WellHoly well · 629 yd
Cloontafinna FortArchaeological place · 938 yd
Doonanarroo Housefarm house · 1446 yd
Farmhill Housewalled garden · 1.0 mi
Carn Castle (in Ruins)Castle, unclassified · 1.8 mi
Lisheen Grave YardArchaeological place · 3.3 mi
BlowholeCliff · 8.2 mi
Céide FieldsArchaeological place · 8.2 mi
Céide Fields Visitor CentreVisitor information · 8.5 mi
Ceide FieldsHeritage attraction · 8.5 mi