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Carns Cairn

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Carns Cairn
Native name
Carn na gCarn (Irish)
Carns Cairn is located in Ireland
Carns Cairn
Location of Carns Cairn in Ireland
Typecairn
LocationCleveragh Road, Sligo,
County Sligo, Ireland
Coordinates54°15′20″N 8°27′01″W / 54.255449°N 8.450273°W / 54.255449; -8.450273
Elevation109 m (358 ft)
Builtc. 3000 BC
Official nameCarns Cairn
Reference no.568

Carns Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.[1][2]

Location

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Carns Cairn is located in Carns Forest between Sligo town and Lough Gill.[3][4]

History

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The cairn is believed to date back to c. 3000 BC, the Neolithic, making it contemporaneous with Miosgán Meadhbha atop Knocknarea.[5]

Description

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The cairn is a large flat-topped cairn 60 m (200 ft) by 55 m (180 ft) across and 7 m (23 ft) high.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Carns - Recreation Sites". Coillteoutdoors.ie. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. ^ O'Rorke, Terence (1 January 1890). The History of Sligo: Town and County. J. Duffy – via Internet Archive. carns.
  3. ^ "Na Carna - Carns" (PDF). Coillteoutdoors.ie. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. ^ Moore, Sam (1 January 1998). "Archaeology in County Sligo". FAS Community Services Unit – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Legends of Sligo – Queen Maeve's Tomb". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  6. ^ Sean O Nuallain. "Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland" (PDF). Archaeology.ie. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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