Carns Cairn

Cairn in County Sligo, Ireland

Carns Cairn

Native name
Carn na gCarn (Irish)

Location of Carns Cairn in Ireland

Type| cairn
Location| Cleveragh Road, Sligo,
County Sligo, Ireland
Coordinates| 54°15′20″N 8°27′01″W﻿ / ﻿54.255449°N 8.450273°W﻿ / 54.255449; -8.450273
Elevation| 109 m (358 ft)
Built| c. 3000 BC

National monument of Ireland

Official name| Carns 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.