What is recorded here

Court tomb in Ballyglass (tirawley By., Doonfeeny Par.) stands in County Mayo, Ireland. It is a megalithic tomb where ancient people placed the dead beneath large stones. The structure still marks the land, waiting for curiosity and imagination.

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: 30 December 2011

Court tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). These tombs are significant as early communal burial sites and reflect the ritual practices of Ireland’s first farming communities.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.