#creevykeel

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County Sligo, Ireland 

by Sam 

Source | Google Maps

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Portal tomb #creevykeel

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Creevykeel_Court Tomb, County Sligo, Ireland

Neolithic Court Tombs are characterized by the presence of an entrance courtyard. They are found almost exclusively in northern Ireland and are thought to include the oldest archaeological specimens.

A massively impressive monument today after restoration, Creevykeel was an obscure site when first recorded as an antiquity in the OS Name Book of 1909.Finds from the site include undecorated Neolithic pottery, decorated Early Bronze Age pottery, stone tools, a stone bead, and two clay balls. Given the complexity of the monument, there was surprisingly little evidence of funerary activity,  and this was limited to small pieces of cremated bone found in pits in both gallery chambers.

photo by National Monuments Service, Ireland