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Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery, situated at the centre of the Cuil Irra peninsula in County Sligo, Ireland, is the second largest cemetery of megalithic tombs in Europe & is among Ireland's oldest. In such a fantastic location, visitors to Carrowmore can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the area as well as the magnificent archaeological finds. Archaeologists have found over 65 tombs, stone circles, passage graves & standing stones. The site is thought to be over 700 years older than the spectacular Newgrange, which was built in 3200BC.
Most of the monuments are clustered about the large central cairn of Listoghil, with a number of sites trailing off to a dolmen to the north of Carrowmore. This monument has an intact stone circle & is considered to be the best preserved dolmen. Much of the destruction that has taken place at Carrowmore in the past has been due to clearance & road building. As a result, only twenty five monuments remain today. These are boulder circles, some with a central structure, some with a simple chamber &, in a few, the remains of a passage. Some researchers believe that the dolmen circles are a unique class of monument - early prototypes for the larger cairns such as Cairns Hill & Knocknarea.
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ALL WORK © CELINE HUGHES & MUST NOT BE USED WITHOUT PERMISSION.
Most of the monuments are clustered about the large central cairn of Listoghil, with a number of sites trailing off to a dolmen to the north of Carrowmore. This monument has an intact stone circle & is considered to be the best preserved dolmen. Much of the destruction that has taken place at Carrowmore in the past has been due to clearance & road building. As a result, only twenty five monuments remain today. These are boulder circles, some with a central structure, some with a simple chamber &, in a few, the remains of a passage. Some researchers believe that the dolmen circles are a unique class of monument - early prototypes for the larger cairns such as Cairns Hill & Knocknarea.
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ALL WORK © CELINE HUGHES & MUST NOT BE USED WITHOUT PERMISSION.
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4834x2014px 10.58 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 50D
Shutter Speed
1/395 second
Aperture
F/7.1
Focal Length
50 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Aug 15, 2010, 12:17:49 PM
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