Carns Cairn

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″N8°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

Carns Cairn is located in Carns Forest between Sligo town and Lough Gill. ^{[3] [4]}

History

The cairn is believed to date back to c. 3000 BC, the Neolithic, making it contemporaneous with Miosgán Meadhbha atop Knocknarea. ^[5]

Description

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

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2016.