Creevykeel Court Tomb

Creevykeel court tomb

Creevykeel Court Tomb (Irish: Tuama Cúirte na Craobhaí Caoile) is one of the finest examples of a court tomb remaining in Ireland.[1] The monument is located in the N15 Donegal to Sligo road, 50 meters north of Creevykeel cross-roads close to Cliffoney village in County Sligo. The original name for the Creevykeel (An Chraobhaigh Chaol) monument is Caiseal an Bhaoisgin, the Fort of Bhaoisgin, Tobar an Bhaoisgin being the name of the well near the cairn.[2] A second megalithic monument existed 300 meters to the north, but it was demolished around 1890.[3]

  1. ^ "Creevykeel home". Megalithicireland.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  2. ^ O'Neill Hencken, Hugh (1939). LONG CAIRN AT CREEVYKEEL, CO. SLIGO. THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.
  3. ^ Wood-Martin, W. G. (2015). The Rude Stone Monuments Of Ireland. Andesite Press. ISBN 978-1297523700.