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Cummeen Court Cairn

Cummeen Court Cairn

Court cairn in County Sligo, Ireland

Cummeen Court Cairn is a court cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.[1][2]

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Location

Cummeen Court Cairn is located 3 km (1.9 mi) west of Sligo town centre, to the south of Cummeen Strand.[3]

History

This court cairn was built c. 4000–2500 BC, in the Neolithic.[4][5]

Description

Cummeen Court Cairn is a central court tomb with the court removed, standing on a raised earth platform up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) above field level. Two galleries, aligned east–west, face each other 5 m (16 ft) apart. The east gallery was divided into two chambers and is 4.6 m (15 ft) long. The west gallery is 6 m (20 ft) long.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship: Sligo" (PDF). Ireland: National Monuments Service. 4 March 2009. p. 2.
  2. [2]
    Kitchin, F. T. (1983). "The Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery, Co. Sligo". Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 49 (1). University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology: 151–175, page 152. doi:10.1017/S0079497X00007970 – via Google Books.
  3. [3]
    "Cummeen Court Tomb". The Modern Antiquarian. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Cummeen Court Tomb". Megalithic Monuments of Ireland. 2010.
  5. [5]
    Ó Nualláin, Seán (1976). "The Central Court-Tombs of the North-West of Ireland". The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 106: 92–117, page 102. JSTOR 25508690 – via Google Books.
  6. [6]
    "Cummeen: Court Tomb". Megalithomania. April 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012.
  7. [7]
    Ó Nualláin, Seán (1989). "44. Cummeen". Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland: Vol. 5, County Sligo (PDF). Dublin: The Stationery Office, Government of Ireland. pp. 30–31. ISBN 978-0-7076-0080-2.
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