Creevagh Tomb, Wedge tomb in County Clare, Ireland

Creevagh Tomb is a wedge-shaped wedge tomb in the townland of Creevagh, parish of Carran, County Clare, built of large stone slabs. Its widest end faces south-west toward the setting sun, and a sill stone lies across the entrance. It may have had an outer row of stones and was later enclosed by a stone field wall.

Creevagh is one of about eighty wedge tombs in County Clare, with the densest grouping on Roughan Hill some 2.3 km away. No wedge tomb in the Burren has been excavated, so these monuments are only tentatively dated to 2300–2000 BC. The tomb was later enclosed by a stone wall belonging to the local field system, and in the 19th century it served as a shelter and was inhabited.

The tomb's widest end faces south-west toward the setting sun, as with every wedge tomb of its type, so the builders are thought to have given the sunset special importance. In the 19th century the chamber was used as a shelter and was lived in.

The tomb stands on private land in the townland of Creevagh, parish of Carran, and is not signposted, so ask the landowner for permission before crossing the field. Bring a map or GPS to locate it; Roughan Hill and its tombs lie about 2.3 km away.

Creevagh was used as a shelter and was inhabited in the 19th century, long after its prehistoric construction. The tomb was later enclosed by a stone wall that formed part of the local field wall system, so its present setting reflects later farming use.