Carns Cairn | |
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Native name Irish: Carn na gCarn | |
Type | cairn |
Location | Cleveragh Road, Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°15′20″N 8°27′01″W / 54.255449°N 8.450273°W |
Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
Built | c. 3000 BC |
Official name | Carns Cairn |
Reference no. | 568 |
Carns Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.[1][2]
Carns Cairn is located in Carns Forest between Sligo town and Lough Gill.[3][4]
The cairn is believed to date back to c. 3000 BC, the Neolithic, making it contemporaneous with Miosgán Meadhbha atop Knocknarea.[5]
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]
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