Loughcrew Cairns

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Neolithic passage tomb complex archaeological site megalithic site

Loughcrew Cairns is a complex of Neolithic passage tombs and ancient ceremonial sites in Ireland, renowned for its megalithic art and astronomical alignments.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Irish Neolithic passage tomb tradition	1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Neolithic passage tomb complex ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ megalithic site ⓘ
access	public access with restrictions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Loch Craobh cairns NERFINISHED ⓘ Slieve na Calliagh cairns NERFINISHED ⓘ
astronomicalAlignment	equinox sunrise ⓘ possible calendrical observations ⓘ solar events ⓘ
composedOf	stone ⓘ
contains	human remains ⓘ possible cremation deposits ⓘ stone basins ⓘ
country	Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture	Neolithic Ireland ⓘ
discoveredBy	Eugene Conwell NERFINISHED ⓘ
estimatedConstructionPeriod	4th millennium BCE ⓘ
excavatedBy	Conwell NERFINISHED ⓘ later Irish archaeologists ⓘ
function	burial site ⓘ ceremonial site ⓘ ritual landscape ⓘ
hasFeature	carved orthostats ⓘ chevron motifs ⓘ corbelled stone chambers ⓘ cup-and-ring marks ⓘ kerbstones ⓘ lozenge motifs ⓘ multiple hilltop cairn groups ⓘ spiral motifs ⓘ stone-lined passages ⓘ sunburst motifs ⓘ
hasPart	Cairn L NERFINISHED ⓘ Cairn T NERFINISHED ⓘ Cairn U NERFINISHED ⓘ Cairn V NERFINISHED ⓘ Cairn W NERFINISHED ⓘ Cairn X NERFINISHED ⓘ Cairn Y NERFINISHED ⓘ Cairn Z NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple smaller cairns ⓘ
hasViewOf	surrounding counties of Meath and Cavan ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Monument of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	astronomical alignments ⓘ megalithic art ⓘ passage tomb architecture ⓘ
locatedIn	County Meath NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Oldcastle, County Meath NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Slieve na Calliagh NERFINISHED ⓘ series of hills ⓘ
managedBy	Office of Public Works (Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Boyne Valley megalithic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
period	Neolithic ⓘ
region	Leinster ⓘ
researchInterest	Neolithic ritual practices ⓘ archaeoastronomy ⓘ megalithic art studies ⓘ
similarTo	Dowth NERFINISHED ⓘ Knowth NERFINISHED ⓘ Newgrange NERFINISHED ⓘ
surveyedIn	1860s ⓘ
topographicalContext	dominant hilltops overlooking surrounding countryside ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

County Meath → contains → Loughcrew Cairns ⓘ

Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site → partOf → Loughcrew Cairns ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irish Neolithic passage tomb tradition