| Gortnaleck Court Tomb | |
|---|---|
| Native name Irish: Tuama Cúirte Ghort na Leice | |
  Location of Gortnaleck Court Tomb in Ireland | |
| Type | court cairn |
| Location | Gortnaleck, Grange, County Sligo, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°23′04″N8°29′03″W / 54.384563°N 8.484219°W |
| Elevation | 63 m (207 ft) |
| Built | c. 4000–2500 BC |
| Official name | Gortnaleck Court Tomb |
| Reference no. | 607 |
Gortnaleck Court Tomb is a court cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland. [1]
Gortnaleck Court Tomb is located in a small field on a deserted farm 2.1 km (1.3 mi) north of Benbulben and 2.7 km (1.7 mi) east-southeast of Grange. [2] 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.
Gortnaleck Court Tomb was constructed in the Neolithic, c. 4000–2500 BC. [3] The monument was surveyed by Sean O Nuallain for the Megalithic Survey of County Sligo which was published in 1976.
The monument consists of a central court which is 6 m (20 ft) 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 7 m (23 ft) long and the east is 5 m (16 ft) by 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) long. [4] The majority of the cairn stones are missing, haven been used to construct the massive drystone field walls around the monument.
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