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Carns Cairn
54.2554° N, -8.4503° E
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Carns Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
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Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
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Construction of Carns Cairn
c. 3000 BC
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Burial and Funerary Structures
Burial Mounds
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Environmental and Natural Features
Artificial Mounds
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