Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery W-M 9a
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Megalithic tomb - passage tomb

Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery W-M 9a

An Cheathrú Mhór

Megalithic cemetery in County Sligo, Ireland.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentIn State care
  • DateNot stated
  • FolkloreNone recorded
  • PhotoWikimedia Commons
Carrowmore (Carbury By.), Co. Sligo54.25628, -8.51538
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At a glance

  • TypeMegalithic tomb - passage tomb
  • StatusNational Monument

Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.

Can you visit?

  • No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
  • Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
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History and description

See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V.

Full archaeological record 34 words

See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989)

This is a National Monument in State care (No. 153).

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 9 January 2012. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

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    See linked document This is a National Monument in State care (No. 153).

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