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Carrowmore
54.2509° N, -8.5192° E
About
Carrowmore (Irish: An Cheathrú Mhór, 'the great quarter') is a large group of megalithic monuments on the Coolera Peninsula to the west of Sligo, Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic (New Stone Age). There are thirty surviving tombs, making Carrowmore one of the largest clusters of megalithic tombs in Ireland, and one of the 'big four' along with Carrowkeel, Loughcrew and Brú na Bóinne. Carrowmore is the heart of an ancient ritual landscape which is dominated by the mountain of Knocknarea to the west. It is a protected National Monument.
Historical Timeline
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Gabriel Beranger visit
1779
George Petrie survey
1837
William Gregory Wood-Martin excavations
1880s
Göran Burenhult excavation campaigns
1977–1982, 1994–1998
Neolithic construction (broad)
4th millennium BC
Listoghil erected
c. 3500 BC
Revised radiocarbon range
c. 3750–c. 3000 BC
Contested early radiocarbon claim
c. 5400 BC
Archaeological Features
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Burial and Funerary Structures
Religious and Ritual Structures
Artistic and Decorative Features
Environmental and Natural Features
Astronomical and Timekeeping Structures
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