Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Carrowmore_Megalithic_Cemetery
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf megalithic cemetery
gptkbp:archaeological_excavations conducted in 19th and 20th centuries
gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds gptkb:ceramics
charcoal
human remains
shells
beads
flint tools
bone pins
antler pins
burnt bone
quartz pebbles
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Queen_Maeve's_Cairn
gptkbp:contains stone circles
passage tombs
dolmens
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:culture Neolithic
Megalithic
gptkbp:earliest_construction_date circa 3700 BCE
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Göran_Burenhult
gptkb:William_Gregory_Wood-Martin
gptkbp:features gptkb:central_tomb_(Listoghil)
satellite tombs
gptkbp:hasIrishName gptkb:An_Cheathrú_Mhór
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Sligo_town
gptkbp:location gptkb:County_Sligo
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Office_of_Public_Works
gptkbp:number_of_monuments over 30
gptkbp:openToPublic gptkb:museum
yes
gptkbp:osGridReference G624336
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Cúil_Irra_Peninsula
gptkbp:protectedBy National Monument of Ireland
gptkbp:significance one of the largest megalithic complexes in Ireland
oldest known stone-built passage tomb cemetery in Ireland
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list yes
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:cemetery
ritual purposes
gptkbp:website https://www.heritageireland.ie/en/west/carromoremegalithiccemetery/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:County_Sligo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5