Creevagh (wedge Tomb)
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Creevagh wedge tomb is a prehistoric
wedge tomb A gallery grave is a form of megalithic tomb built primarily during the Neolithic Age in Europe in which the main gallery of the tomb is entered without first passing through an antechamber or hallway. There are at least four major types of gal ...
located in
the Burren The Burren ( ; ) is a karst/glaciokarst landscape centred in County Clare, on the west coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland.
area of
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Location

The tomb is located in the townland of Creevagh, in the parish of
Carran Carran (), also Carron, is a small village in County Clare, Ireland. It is in the Burren region, within a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of the same name. It is notable mainly for being the birthplace of Michael Cusack, the inspi ...
, on private property. Roughan Hill, with a large number of other prehistoric structures (tombs, house remains and field walls) including Parknabinnia wedge tomb is about 2.3 km away. Creevagh is one of eighty wedge tombs in Clare. The largest concentration of them is found on Roughan Hill.


Description

The tomb is wedge-shaped in ground plan, with the widest part facing south west towards the setting sun like all tombs of this type. The setting sun is thus thought to have been of special significance to the builders. This tomb may have included an outer row of stones and may have been modified after its initial construction. It was later enclosed by a stone wall, that was part of the local field wall system. There is a sill stone across the entrance. No wedge tomb in the Burren has so far been excavated, but they are tentatively dated to 2300 to 2000 BC. Creevagh tomb was used as a shelter, and inhabited, in the 19th century.


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External links


Creevagh wedge tomb at the Clare County Library
{{Tourism in County Clare Archaeological sites in County Clare Tombs in the Republic of Ireland