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Megalithic tomb in Ballagh

Megalithic tomb

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Megalithic tomb in Ballagh is likely a portal dolmen, dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in providing evidence of megalithic funerary practices in the region, though its destruction limits further archaeological understanding.

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What is recorded here

Bonner (1972, 17) recorded the destruction of 'a sort of dolmen' around 50 years earlier at Ballagh. It was said to consist of a large coffin-shaped stone resting on three uprights. The location of the site may be that indicated in the heading (C. O'Rahilly, pers. comm.). A pillar-like stone, 2.2m long, 0.4m broad and 0.2m thick, lies prone on a boggy ridge beside a low upright stone that may be part of the butt of the prostrate stone. This may have been a standing stone. Bonner 1972, 17; SMR 1987, 4:13; RMP 1995, 4:13. 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

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