What is recorded here

Cloghannagorp is a court tomb in Glenballythomas, County Roscommon, Ireland. It stands on a slight rise at the bottom of the south-facing slope of Rathcroghan ridge. Two upright stones mark the south wall of an east-west gallery, while a third stone forms the western jamb. Two other stones to the west may belong to a further chamber.

On a slight rise on the floor of a NW-SE valley at the bottom of the S-facing slope of Rathcroghan ridge. Two orthostats indicate the S wall of an E-W gallery (L c. 2.7m), while a third forms the jamb at W. Two other stones to the W may be a further chamber of the gallery. (Knox 1914a, 37-8; de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 35; Herity 1983, 131, Glenballythomas 23; Waddell 1983, 33, No. 17) This is a National Monument in state ownership: No. 473 Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).

Portal dolmen; dates to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its orientation and positioning within the landscape suggest ritual or ceremonial significance, typical of megalithic tombs in the region.

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