Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery
Carrowkeel is a cluster of passage tombs in south County Sligo, Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic era. The monuments are on the Bricklieve Hills, overlooking Lough Arrow, and are sometimes called the Bricklieve tombs.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: cemetery in County Sligo in Republic of Ireland
- Also known as: “Carrowkeel neolithic site”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Castlebaldwin Castle.
Castlebaldwin Castle
Ruins
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballinafad and Riverstown.
Ballinafad
Village
Riverstown
Village
Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery
- Categories: cemetery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.05707° or 54° 3′ 26″ north
Longitude
-8.37928° or 8° 22′ 45″ west
Open location code
9C6H3J4C+R7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Carrowkeel”
- French: “cimetière mégalithique de Carrowkeel”
- French: “Cimetière mégalithique de Carrowkeel”
- German: “Carrowkeel”
- Irish: “Tuamaí na Ceathrún Caoile”
- Polish: “Carrowkeel”
- Russian: “Карроукил”
- Ukrainian: “Карроукіл”
- “Carrowkeel”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cairn G and Cairn H.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery and Cloghogue National School.
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