What is recorded here
Court tomb in Fortland is a court tomb in Fortland, County Sligo, Ireland. Seán Ó Nualláin included it in his survey of the megolithic tombs of Ireland. The work appeared in Dublin through the Stationery Office in 1989.
See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989)
Date of upload: 9 January 2012
Court tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). These tombs are significant as early communal burial sites, reflecting complex social structures and ritual practices in prehistoric Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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