What is recorded here

Cairn is a cairn, burial cairn in Carrowmore (carbury By.), County Sligo, Ireland. The remarkable burial mound gave its name to the hill Leachtareal and contained a great quantity of bones. It was destroyed to build walls, leaving no visible trace behind.

Bergh (1995, 194) records the following: ‘Within the memory of the old people there was a remarkable cairn adjacent to these circles [C31 and C32; SL014-209072- and SL014-209073-] which gave the name to the hill Leachtareal. It was destroyed many years asince to build walls, and not a trace of it remains.’ (Petrie 1837, p. 247). Wood-Martin quotes Petrie (above) and adds: “A great quantity of bones were found in it.” (Wood-Martin 1888, p. 62)’ Bergh (ibid.) agrees with Herity (1974, 268) in identifying the possible location of this monument about 100m east of Carrowmore 31 and 32. The precise location of this cairn is unknown as the area has been extensively quarried. Bergh (ibid.) records that the roadwalls nearby are mainly constructed of round stones (c. 0.2m - 0.4m) which could have originated from this cairn. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 14 February 2014

Neolithic burial cairn, dating to the 4th to 3rd millennium BCE. It is part of the significant Carrowmore megalithic complex, one of the earliest and most important passage tomb sites in Ireland.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.