Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery
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Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery is a prehistoric complex of Neolithic passage tombs in western Ireland, noted for its well-preserved cairns and panoramic hilltop setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12807432 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery Context triple: [County Sligo, contains, Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery]
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Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery is one of Ireland’s largest and oldest Stone Age burial complexes, featuring numerous passage tombs and megalithic monuments.
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B.
Loughcrew Cairns
Loughcrew Cairns is a complex of Neolithic passage tombs and ancient ceremonial sites in Ireland, renowned for its megalithic art and astronomical alignments.
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C.
Ráth Cairn
Ráth Cairn is a small Irish-speaking (Gaeltacht) village in County Meath, Ireland, known for its strong preservation of traditional Irish language and culture.
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D.
Poulnabrone dolmen
Poulnabrone dolmen is a famous Neolithic portal tomb and iconic archaeological monument located on the karst landscape of the Burren in western Ireland.
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E.
Rathcroghan complex
Rathcroghan complex is an extensive archaeological and ceremonial landscape in western Ireland, traditionally regarded as the royal site of the ancient kingdom of Connacht and associated with early Irish mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery Target entity description: Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery is a prehistoric complex of Neolithic passage tombs in western Ireland, noted for its well-preserved cairns and panoramic hilltop setting.
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A.
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery is one of Ireland’s largest and oldest Stone Age burial complexes, featuring numerous passage tombs and megalithic monuments.
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B.
Loughcrew Cairns
Loughcrew Cairns is a complex of Neolithic passage tombs and ancient ceremonial sites in Ireland, renowned for its megalithic art and astronomical alignments.
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C.
Ráth Cairn
Ráth Cairn is a small Irish-speaking (Gaeltacht) village in County Meath, Ireland, known for its strong preservation of traditional Irish language and culture.
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D.
Poulnabrone dolmen
Poulnabrone dolmen is a famous Neolithic portal tomb and iconic archaeological monument located on the karst landscape of the Burren in western Ireland.
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E.
Rathcroghan complex
Rathcroghan complex is an extensive archaeological and ceremonial landscape in western Ireland, traditionally regarded as the royal site of the ancient kingdom of Connacht and associated with early Irish mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
megalithic cemetery
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passage tomb complex ⓘ prehistoric archaeological site ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | N4 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsArtifact |
Neolithic pottery
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bone fragments ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| containsRemainsOf |
human cremations
ⓘ
human inhumations ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Neolithic ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | 4th millennium BC ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Edmund Clarence Richard Armstrong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R. A. Stewart Macalister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Carrowkeel passage tomb cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carrowkeel tombs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Neolithic passage tombs
ⓘ
panoramic views ⓘ well-preserved cairns ⓘ |
| hasPart |
corbelled chambers
ⓘ
kerbstones ⓘ multiple cairns ⓘ passage tomb G NERFINISHED ⓘ passage tomb K NERFINISHED ⓘ passage tomb L ⓘ stone-lined passages ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
surrounding lakes
ⓘ
surrounding mountains ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Monument of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Sligo NERFINISHED ⓘ western Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Castlebaldwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lough Arrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hilltop ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Monuments Service of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
local limestone
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sandstone ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bricklieve Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Cúil Írra megalithic landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish passage tomb tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Neolithic period ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newgrange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
burial site
ⓘ
ritual site ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery Description of subject: Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery is a prehistoric complex of Neolithic passage tombs in western Ireland, noted for its well-preserved cairns and panoramic hilltop setting.
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