Creevykeel

Nearest town:
Grange (8km SW)
OS reference:
G721546
OS sheet:
16
Latitude:
54° 26' 20.64 N
Longitude:
8° 25' 48.15 W
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Image of Creevykeel (Court Tomb) by ryaner

Looking through the entrance out into the court.

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ryaner
ryaner Aug 23, 2026
Image of Creevykeel (Court Tomb) by ryaner

Tall segmenting jambstones between the two main chambers at Creevykeel. The sidestones of each chamber are much lower than these, indicating that the chambers were roofed by courses of corbelling, as seen in the previous shot.

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ryaner
ryaner Nov 9, 2025
Image of Creevykeel (Court Tomb) by ryaner

The beginnings of a course of corbelling towards the rear (south-west) of the second chamber.

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ryaner
ryaner Nov 9, 2025
Image of Creevykeel (Court Tomb) by ryaner

Over the entrance lintel into the oval-shaped court. Creevykeel is phenomenal, if a tad sterile, and it’s hard to have it to yourself. Moneylahan is only up the road.

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ryaner
ryaner Aug 24, 2019
Image of Creevykeel (Court Tomb) by ryaner

Another view of best preserved of the three subsidiary chambers at the back of the cairn.

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ryaner
ryaner Aug 24, 2019
Image of Creevykeel (Court Tomb) by ryaner

Subsidiary chamber at the back (south-west) of the cairn.

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ryaner
ryaner Aug 24, 2019
Image of Creevykeel (Court Tomb) by ryaner

Segmenting jambstones frame the backstone at Creevykeel.

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ryaner
ryaner Aug 24, 2019
Image of Creevykeel (Court Tomb) by ryaner

Not many angles left. Over the court, towards the tomb entrance, with iron smelter to the right

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ryaner
ryaner Aug 2, 2011
Image of Creevykeel (Court Tomb) by CianMcLiam

Court tomb under excavation, sometime in the late 1930’s or 40’s

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CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Oct 4, 2006

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