Carns Cairn

Carns Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.[1][2]

Carns Cairn
Native name Irish: Carn na gCarn
Location of Carns Cairn in Ireland
Type	cairn
Location	Cleveragh Road, Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland
Coordinates	54.255449°N 8.450273°W
Elevation	109 m (358 ft)
Built	c. 3000 BC
National Monument of Ireland
Official name	Carns Cairn
Reference no.	568

Location

Carns Cairn is located in Carns Forest between Sligo town and Lough Gill.[3][4]

History

The cairn is believed to date back to c. 3000 BC, the Neolithic, making it contemporaneous with Queen Maeve's Cairn atop Knocknarea.[5]

Description

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]

References

1. "Carns - Receation Sites". Coillteoutdoors.ie. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
2. O'Rorke, Terence (1 January 1890). The History of Sligo: Town and County. J. Duffy – via Internet Archive. carns.
3. "Na Carna - Carns" (PDF). Coillteoutdoors.ie. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
4. Moore, Sam (1 January 1998). "Archaeology in County Sligo". FAS Community Services Unit – via Google Books.
5. "Legends of Sligo – Queen Maeve's Tomb". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
6. Sean O Nuallain. "Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland" (PDF). Archaeology.ie. Retrieved 17 October 2016.