Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery W-M 9a
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery W-M 9a is an archaeological site in County Sligo, Connacht. Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery W-M 9a is situated nearby to the archaeological site Carrowmore 7, as well as near Carrowmore 13.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: passage tomb in County Sligo, Ireland
- Also known as: “Carrowmore Passage 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 620 metres southwest of Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery W-M 9a.
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 northeast of Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery W-M 9a.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Church
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin. It is located on Temple Street in Sligo, Ireland. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is situated 3 km northeast of Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery W-M 9a.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knocknahur and Sligo.
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.
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.
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 5 km north of Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery W-M 9a.
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery W-M 9a
- Categories: passage grave, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.25633° or 54° 15′ 23″ northLongitude
-8.51545° or 8° 30′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C6H7F4M+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 772432718OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q33093088
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