What is recorded here
No visible trace remains at Gorteenroe, though ancient hands may have stacked stone there before memory began. The land keeps its own counsel, hiding what it wishes from modern eyes.
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Wedge tomb; dates to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BC). These tombs are significant as they represent a regional development in Irish megalithic architecture, often associated with communal burial practices and evolving social structures.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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