What is recorded here

Megalithic tomb in Roevehagh, County Galway. No further detail is available.

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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.

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