Cummeen Court Cairn

Cummeen Court Tomb
Native name
Tuama Cúirte an Choimín (Irish)
Giant's Grave
Cummeen Court Cairn is located in Ireland
Cummeen Court Cairn
Location of Cummeen Court Tomb in Ireland
Typecourt cairn
LocationCummeen, Sligo,
County Sligo, Ireland
Coordinates54°16′37″N 8°31′36″W / 54.277007°N 8.526717°W / 54.277007; -8.526717
Elevation24 m (79 ft)
Builtc. 4000–2500 BC
Official nameCummeen Court Cairns
Reference no.433

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

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. ^ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship: Sligo" (PDF). Ireland: National Monuments Service. 4 March 2009. p. 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. ^ "Cummeen Court Tomb". The Modern Antiquarian. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Cummeen Court Tomb". Megalithic Monuments of Ireland. 2010.
  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. ^ "Cummeen: Court Tomb". Megalithomania. April 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012.
  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.