Ireland

Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery

Neolithic passage tomb cemetery in County Sligo, Ireland

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Carrowkeel is a cluster of passage tombs in south County Sligo, Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic era. The monuments are on the Bricklieve Hills (An Bricshliabh, 'the speckled hills'), overlooking Lough Arrow, and are sometimes called the Bricklieve tombs. They are named after the townland of Carrowkeel in which most of them are located. Nearby are the Caves of Kesh and Heapstown Cairn. The Carrowkeel tombs are protected National Monuments and are considered one of the "big four" passage tomb cemeteries in Ireland, along with Carrowmore, Brú na Bóinne and Loughcrew.

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Excavation by Macalister

1911

Construction

4th millennium BC

Site use period

c. 3500–2500 Cal. BC

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Burial and Funerary Structures

Passage TombsCemeteries
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Artistic and Decorative Features

Megalithic art
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

Caves
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Environmental and Natural Features

Artificial Mounds
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Stone Alignments
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Ireland

Coordinates

54.05° N, -8.38° E