Without doubt the court tomb at Creevykeel is amongst the finest examples of a full-court tomb in Ireland. Dating from the Neolithic Period, 4000-2500 BCE, the tomb was excavated in 1935 and shortly afterwards restored. The excavations uncovered four cremation burials, decorated and undecorated Neolithic pottery, flint arrow heads, polished stone axes and other artifacts, including a chalk ball. The cairn is trapezoidal in shape and about 50 metres in length. The front of the cairn is about twenty metres across.

There is a narrow entrance passage, lined with orthostats, almost 5 metres in length leading to the large oval court. The court is also lined with orthostats that rest on the surface rather than sitting in sockets. At the north west of the court is a two chambered gallery. At the rear of the cairn there are three subsidiary chambers built into the cairn. Inside the court area a later kiln (pictured below right) was built and during excavations evidence of iron-smelting was found .
(Source: MegalithicIreland.com)

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