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Court tomb in Carrownaboll

Court tomb

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Court tomb in Carrownaboll is a court tomb in Carrownaboll, County Sligo, Ireland. It stands as a megalithic structure within the townland, preserving the ancient stone arrangements that define this category of burial monument. The site remains part of the county's archaeological heritage, waiting for people to walk past its stones and imagine the hands that first set them in earth.
See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989) Date of upload: 9 January 2012
Court tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 3800–2500 BCE). This type of tomb is significant as an early form of megalithic monument, often associated with ritual and burial practices in western Ireland.

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