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Listoghil
54.2508° N, -8.5192° E
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Listoghil (Irish: Lios an tSeagail) is the large central monument in the Carrowmore group of prehistoric tombs in County Sligo in Ireland. It was numbered as Carrowmore 51 by George Petrie in 1837 and this designation is still used. Although the district of Cuil Irra is steeped in legend, Listoghil has never been satisfactorily connected with the ancient legends in the way that say Newgrange has. It is the only cairn in Carrowmore. Antiquarians in the 19th century made references to another cairn nearby at Leacharail, but the site of this has never been located.
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Antiquarian investigation
late 19th century
Petrie designation
1837
Quarry damage and chamber exposure
1880s
Modern excavation
late 1990s
Radiocarbon date
c. 3500 BC
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