Aghnaskeagh Cairns
| Carna Áth na Sceach | |||||||||
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| Location |
Aghnaskeagh, Jenkinstown, County Louth, Ireland | ||||||||
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| Region | Cooley Peninsula | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°03′41″N 6°21′29″W / 54.061279°N 6.357918°WCoordinates: 54°03′41″N 6°21′29″W / 54.061279°N 6.357918°W | ||||||||
| Type | chambered cairns | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Material | limestone | ||||||||
| Founded | c. 4000–2500 BC | ||||||||
| Periods | Neolithic | ||||||||
| Site notes | |||||||||
| Archaeologists | Emyr Estyn Evans | ||||||||
| Public access | yes | ||||||||
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Aghnaskeagh Cairns is a chambered cairn and portal tomb forming a National Monument in County Louth, Ireland.[1][2][3]
Location
Aghnaskeagh Cairns are located 2.1 km (1.3 mi) south of Slieve Foy, to the west of the N1.[4][5]
History and archaeology
The two cairns may have been connected by a gallery.
Portal tomb
The northern cairn is a dolmen (portal tomb) with the capstone missing. Two portal stones (2.8 m / 9 ft high) and a back stone remain. Six Bronze Age cist burials were later added. Archeologists found potsherds, cremated bone, food vessels and a blue glass bead on the site, as well as the remains of blackberries under one of the cists, presumably as grave-goods.[6]
Chambered cairn
The southern cairn is a chambered cairn with four cists at the eastern end. Excavations revealed cremated bone, potsherds and scrapers. A burial was also made here in the early Christian era. [7][8][9]
References
- ↑ http://www.louthcoco.ie/en/Publications/Development-Plans/Louth-County-Council-Development-Plans/Volume-2-C-Appendix-18-Record-of-Protected-Structures.pdf
- ↑ "Holdings: Excavations at Aghnaskeagh, County Louth, Cairn A.".
- ↑ Evans, E. Estyn (1 January 1937). "Excavations at Aghnaskeagh, Co. Louth, Cairn B: Irish Free State Scheme of Archæological Research". Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society. 9 (1): 1–18. doi:10.2307/27728454. JSTOR 27728454.
- ↑ "Aghnaskeagh Chambered Cairn".
- ↑ Smyth, Jessica (29 May 2014). "Settlement in the Irish Neolithic: New discoveries at the edge of Europe". Oxbow Books – via Google Books.
- ↑ Flanagan, Laurence (29 October 1998). "Ancient Ireland: Life Before the Celts". Gill & Macmillan Ltd – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Aghnaskeagh Cairns".
- ↑ "Aghnaskeagh Cairns and Portal Tomb, Louth, Ireland". 27 May 2013.
- ↑ Solutions, MOR. "ASI Louth - Exhibition - Studying the Ancient Mind - Aghnaskeagh".