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Wedge tomb in Creevagh (tirawley By.)

Wedge tomb

What is recorded here

Wedge tombs are ancient burial chambers where flat stones lean inward like a shallow roof, and the lost owner may have watched the sky tilt above that narrow chamber before disappearing into the earth. Creevagh keeps that shape beside ordinary life, a stone mouth open under grass, waiting for someone to remember the weight of death and the patience of the field.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
Wedge tomb; likely dates to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in representing a regional megalithic tradition found primarily in the west and northwest of Ireland.

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