Carrowreagh_Court_Tomb

Carrowreagh Court Tomb

Carrowreagh Court Tomb

Court cairn in County Sligo, Ireland

Carrowreagh Court Tomb is a court cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.[1]

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Location

Carrowreagh Court Tomb is located 3.9 km (2.4 mi) northwest of Aclare, high in the Slieve Gamph Mountains in the middle of a peat bog.

History

Carrowreagh Court Tomb was constructed in the Neolithic, c. 4000–2500 BC. A cist was found nearby, 30 m (33 yd) to the SW.[2]

The court was located in the northwest. The gallery is kite-shaped with an entrance 2 m (6½ ft) wide. This widens to over 3 m (10 ft) at the jambs. There may have been three or four terminal chambers, an unusually high number – it is hard to be exact as the stones are in disarray.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    Academy, Royal Irish (1 January 1956). "Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, linguistics and literature". Hodges, Figgis – via Google Books.
  2. [2]
    "megalithomania.com".
  3. [3]
    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. [4]
    "Megalithomania.com".
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