Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
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Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery is one of Ireland’s largest and oldest Stone Age burial complexes, featuring numerous passage tombs and megalithic monuments.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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megalithic cemetery ⓘ prehistoric monument complex ⓘ |
| ageRelativeTo |
older than Dowth
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older than Knowth ⓘ older than Newgrange ⓘ |
| contains |
cairns
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central burial chambers ⓘ dolmens ⓘ passage tombs ⓘ stone circles ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Neolithic
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Stone Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
George Petrie
NERFINISHED
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Göran Burenhult NERFINISHED ⓘ William Gregory Wood-Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralMonument | Listoghil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEarliestConstructionDate | c. 3700 BCE ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
Neolithic pottery
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beads and personal ornaments ⓘ cremated human remains ⓘ stone and bone tools ⓘ |
| hasFacility | visitor centre ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cremation burials
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low cairns ⓘ open stone circles with central dolmens ⓘ radial layout of tombs around central cairn ⓘ stone-lined burial chambers ⓘ |
| hasLatestConstructionDate | c. 2900 BCE ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Benbulben
NERFINISHED
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Carrowkeel passage tomb complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Knocknarea NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Maeve’s Cairn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Monument of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAmong |
largest megalithic cemeteries in Ireland
ⓘ
oldest known stone tomb complexes in Ireland ⓘ |
| Listoghil | central cairn and chamber ⓘ |
| locatedIn | County Sligo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sligo town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cúil Irra peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Office of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
glacial erratics
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local limestone ⓘ |
| numberOfMonuments | more than 30 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalNumberOfMonuments | over 60 GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sligo Neolithic landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radiocarbonDatingIndicates | early to mid 4th millennium BCE use ⓘ |
| region | Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | on tentative lists and comparative studies for potential World Heritage nomination ⓘ |
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