Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery

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Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery is a prehistoric complex of Neolithic passage tombs in western Ireland, noted for its well-preserved cairns and panoramic hilltop setting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf megalithic cemetery
passage tomb complex
prehistoric archaeological site
accessibleFrom N4 road NERFINISHED
containsArtifact Neolithic pottery
bone fragments
stone tools
containsRemainsOf human cremations
human inhumations
country Ireland NERFINISHED
culture Neolithic
estimatedConstructionDate 4th millennium BC
excavatedBy Edmund Clarence Richard Armstrong NERFINISHED
R. A. Stewart Macalister NERFINISHED
excavationStartDate 1911
hasAlternativeName Carrowkeel passage tomb cemetery NERFINISHED
Carrowkeel tombs NERFINISHED
hasFeature Neolithic passage tombs
panoramic views
well-preserved cairns
hasPart corbelled chambers
kerbstones
multiple cairns
passage tomb G NERFINISHED
passage tomb K NERFINISHED
passage tomb L
stone-lined passages
hasViewOf surrounding lakes
surrounding mountains
heritageDesignation National Monument of Ireland NERFINISHED
locatedIn Connacht NERFINISHED
County Sligo NERFINISHED
western Ireland NERFINISHED
locatedNear Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery NERFINISHED
Castlebaldwin NERFINISHED
Lough Arrow NERFINISHED
locatedOn hilltop
managedBy National Monuments Service of Ireland NERFINISHED
materialUsed local limestone
sandstone
openToPublic true
partOf Bricklieve Mountains NERFINISHED
Cúil Írra megalithic landscape NERFINISHED
Irish passage tomb tradition NERFINISHED
period Neolithic period
relatedTo Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery NERFINISHED
Newgrange NERFINISHED
use burial site
ritual site

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County Sligo contains Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery
County Sligo hasHeritageSite Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery