Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery
Carrowkeel is a passage tomb cluster in south County Sligo, Ireland, located on four ridges in the Bricklieve Hills, overlooking Lough Arrow. The monuments were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic era.Localities in the Area
Ballymote
Ballymote is a town in County Sligo in the northwest of Ireland. Photo: Djm-leighpark, CC BY-SA 4.0.Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery
- Type: Archaeological site
- Category: cemetery
- Location: County Sligo, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- Latitude: 54.0571° or 54° 3' 25.5" north
- Longitude: -8.3793° or 8° 22' 45.4" west
- OpenStreetMap ID: node 559743279
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Also Known As
- Basque: Carrowkeel
- English: Carrowkeel
- German: Carrowkeel
- Irish: Tuamaí na Ceathrún Caoile
- Polish: Carrowkeel
- Russian: Карроукил
- Carrowkeel neolithic site
In the Area
Localities
- CarrowkeelLocality
- CloghogeLocality
- DoonaveeraghLocality, 1¼ km southeast
- TreanscrabbaghLocality, 1½ km west
- WhitehillLocality, 2 km east
- TreanmacmurtaghLocality, 2 km west
Landmarks
- Bricklieve MountainsMountain, 1 km south
- CarricknahornaPeak, 2 km south
- Lough AnnaminvrackLake, 2½ km east
- Cleavry LoughLake, 2½ km north
- Lough LabeLake, 2½ km west
- Castle BaldwinCastle, 2½ km north
Other Places
- Carrowkeel Megalithic CemeterySign, 1 km west
- Ardloy HouseHouse, 5 km north
- Balfe HouseHouse, 7 km northwest
- Supervalu CarparkParking lot, 10 km west
- Local Historical AtractionsSign, 10 km west
- The Miners WaySign, 11 km east
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