Knocknarea
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Knocknarea is a prominent limestone hill in County Sligo, Ireland, famed for the large Neolithic cairn on its summit traditionally associated with the legendary Queen Maeve.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miosgán Meadhbha | 0 |
| Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery | 0 |
| Cnoc na Rí | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic cairn
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ hill ⓘ megalithic cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Queen Maeve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Medb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
Irish mythology
ⓘ
Ulster Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
1073 feet
ⓘ
327 metres ⓘ |
| function | passage tomb ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition | limestone ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
Neolithic cairns
ⓘ
passage tombs ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalAssociation | burial place of Queen Maeve ⓘ |
| hasSummitFeature |
Miosgán Meadhbha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Maeve's Cairn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Atlantic coastline
ⓘ
Benbulben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWalkingRoute | Knocknarea Queen Maeve Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Monument of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IrishName | Cnoc na Rí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landformType | karst hill ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Sligo NERFINISHED ⓘ County Sligo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Knocknarea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sligo Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Sligo town NERFINISHED ⓘ Strandhill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Knocknarea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning | Hill of the Kings ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Cúil Irra peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Irish ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Sligo Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Strandhill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cúil Irra peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Neolithic ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | archaeological monument ⓘ |
| region | northwest Ireland ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
hiking
ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Sligo town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.