Carns Cairn

Carns Cairn
Native name
Irish: Carn na gCarn
Location of Carns Cairn in Ireland
Type cairn
Location Cleveragh Road, Sligo,
County Sligo, Ireland
Coordinates 54°15′20″N 8°27′01″W / 54.255449°N 8.450273°W / 54.255449; -8.450273Coordinates: 54°15′20″N 8°27′01″W / 54.255449°N 8.450273°W / 54.255449; -8.450273
Elevation 109 m (358 ft)
Built c. 3000 BC
Official name: Carns Cairn
Reference no. 568

Carns Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.[1][2]

Location

Carns Cairn is located in Carns Forest between Sligo town and Lough Gill.[3][4]

History

The cairn is believed to date back to c. 3000 BC, the Neolithic, making it contemporaneous with Queen Maeve's Cairn atop Knocknarea.[5]

Description

The cairn is a large flat-topped cairn 60 m (200 ft) by 55 m (180 ft) across and 7 m (23 ft) high.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Carns - Receation Sites". Coillteoutdoors.ie. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  2. ↑ O'Rorke, Terence (1 January 1890). "The History of Sligo: Town and County". J. Duffy – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Na Carna - Carns" (PDF). Coillteoutdoors.ie. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  4. ↑ Moore, Sam (1 January 1998). "Archaeology in County Sligo". FAS Community Services Unit – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Legends of Sligo – Queen Maeve's Tomb". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  6. ↑ Sean O Nuallain. "Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland" (PDF). Archaeology.ie. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
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