Carrowreagh Court Tomb

Carrowreagh Court Tomb
Native name
Tuama Cúirte na Ceathrún Riabhaí (Irish)
Carrowreagh Court Tomb is located in Ireland
Carrowreagh Court Tomb
Location of Carrowreagh Court Tomb in Ireland
Typecourt cairn
LocationCarrowreagh, Kilmactigue,
County Sligo, Ireland
Coordinates54°03′35″N 8°56′32″W / 54.059854°N 8.942121°W / 54.059854; -8.942121
Elevation262 m (860 ft)
Builtc. 4000–2500 BC
Official nameCarrowreagh Court Tomb
Reference no.479

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

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. ^ Academy, Royal Irish (1 January 1956). "Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, linguistics and literature". Hodges, Figgis – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "megalithomania.com".
  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. ^ "Megalithomania.com".