Cummeen Court Cairn
Cummeen Court Cairn is a court cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: court cairn in County Sligo, Ireland
- Also known as: “Cummeen Court Cairns” and “Cummeen Court Tomb”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carrowmore and Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station.
Carrowmore
Archaeological site
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Carrowmore is a large group of megalithic monuments on the Coolera Peninsula to the west of Sligo, Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic. Carrowmore is situated 3 km south of Cummeen Court Cairn.
Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station
Railway station
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Sligo railway station, also known as MacDiarmada station, is a mainline railway station which serves the town of Sligo in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a terminal station which now has two platforms and an intermediate carriage siding. Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station is situated 3 km east of Cummeen Court Cairn.
Knocknarea
Peak
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Knocknarea is a large prominent hill west of Sligo town in County Sligo, Ireland, with a height of 327 metres. Knocknarea is visually striking as it has steep limestone cliffs and stands on the Coolera Peninsula overlooking the Atlantic coast. Knocknarea is situated 3½ km southwest of Cummeen Court Cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballincar and Sligo.
Ballincar
Hamlet
Ballincar is a small village and townland in County Sligo, Ireland. The townland is in the civil parish of Drumcliff, and has an area of approximately 1.6 square kilometres. Ballincar is situated 3 km northeast of Cummeen Court Cairn.
Sligo
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Sligo is the principal town in County Sligo in Northwest Ireland & Lakelands. In 2022 it had a population of 21,000, with the service sector the main employer.
Knocknahur
Locality
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knocknahur, also known as Ransboro, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes examples of ringforts, souterrains and enclosures in the neighbouring townlands of Knocknahur North and Knocknahur South. Knocknahur is situated 3½ km south of Cummeen Court Cairn.
Cummeen Court Cairn
- Categories: court cairn, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.27701° or 54° 16′ 37″ northLongitude
-8.52669° or 8° 31′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C6H7FGF+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1138157376OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q28232458
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In Other Languages
“Cummeen Court Cairn” goes by many names.
- German: “Cummeen”
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