Carrowkeel, County Sligo, Ireland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Carrowkeel,_County_Sligo,_Ireland
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Megalithic tomb complex
gptkbp:archaeologicalSignificance one of the oldest passage tomb cemeteries in Ireland
gptkbp:built Neolithic period
gptkbp:consistsOf passage tombs
gptkbp:contains gptkb:ceramics
human remains
grave goods
quartz crystals
cremated bones
bone and antler pins
gptkbp:date c. 3400–3100 BCE
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:R.A.S._Macalister
1911
gptkbp:features chambers
passageways
corbelled roofs
stone cairns
gptkbp:findAGraveID 14 main cairns
gptkbp:heritageStatus National Monument of Ireland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carrowkeel, County Sligo, Ireland
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:County_Sligo
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Castlebaldwin
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Cairn_G
gptkb:Cairn_H
gptkb:Cairn_K
gptkbp:openToPublic Yes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Bricklieve_Mountains
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Carrowmore
gptkb:Loughcrew
gptkb:Newgrange
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Tentative List (as part of Passage Tomb Landscape of County Sligo)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Michael_Corcoran
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6