What is recorded here
Calliagh a Veras House is a passage tomb in Carrownamaddoo (carbury By., Ballysadare West Ed,castledargan, County Sligo, Ireland. Seán Ó Nualláin documented this megalithic tomb in Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo.
See linked document (SL020-129----_01.pdf) with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989)
Attached photos:
SL020-129----_01.JPG Central chamber protruding from heather-covered cairn
SL020-129----_02.JPG Central chamber protruding from heather-covered cairn
SL020-129----_03.JPG Tomb chamber
Date of upload: 9 January 2012
Portal dolmen; dates to the Neolithic period, c. 3500–2500 BCE. This tomb type is significant as part of Ireland's megalithic tradition, reflecting early communal burial practices and stone construction techniques.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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