Gortnaleck Court Tomb

Gortnaleck Court Tomb is a court cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.

Location

Gortnaleck Court Tomb is located in a small field on a deserted farm north of Benbulben and east-southeast of Grange. Benbulben dominates the view to the east while there is a wide view out across the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The monument is on private property.

History

Gortnaleck Court Tomb was constructed in the Neolithic, c. 4000–2500 BC. The monument was surveyed by Sean O Nuallain for the Megalithic Survey of County Sligo which was published in 1976.

Description

The monument consists of a central court which is in diameter. An entrance passage to the south leads into the court. A pair of galleries open to the east and west. The west gallery is long and the east is by long. The majority of the cairn stones are missing, haven been used to construct the massive drystone field walls around the monument.