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Carn — Treanmore (corran By.)

Cairn — unclassified

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Neolithic cairn; dates to the earlier part of the Neolithic period in Ireland (c. 4000–2500 BCE). Its construction and location suggest it was a communal burial or ceremonial site, typical of the period’s funerary architecture.

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In rough pasture, on the narrow summit of a ridge and within the N end of a field system (SL040-063001-). A grass-covered oval flat-topped cairn (10.1m x 9.7m; H 1.2m). Remains of an external revetment, with five stones still in situ, are evident at NE. There is a hollow (diam. 1.5m) in the centre of the top. A low stone field boundary extends to E and W from the cairn. A hut site (SL040-065----) lies 17m to N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
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