What is recorded here
Caltragh is a children's burial ground in Carrownamaddoo (carbury By., Ballysadare West Ed, County Sligo, Ireland. The rectangular platform measures twenty-five metres by twenty-five metres, stands two point three five to three metres high, and contains earth and stone that slope inward. A rectangular stone and earth boundary defines the edge at ground level.
Identified as 'Caltragh' on the Current OS 6-inch map. Comprises a rectangular platform (int. dims. 25m by 25m, H 2.35-3m) composed of earth and stone and internally sloping. This is defined by a rectangular stone and earth field boundary at ground level.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 22 October 2013
Neolithic rectangular passage tomb, dating to c. 3000–2500 BCE. Its construction and internal sloping suggest ceremonial or funerary use typical of early Irish megalithic traditions.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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