What is recorded here
Stone Circle is a passage tomb in Abbeyquarter North, County Sligo, Ireland. It is a megalithic tomb where a narrow passage leads into a larger stone chamber. The structure still stands in the Sligo landscape and belongs to the ancient tradition of building monumental burial places.
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
Stone circle, likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its association with ritual or ceremonial practices of early farming communities in the Sligo region.
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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