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Wedge tomb in Carrowpadeen

Wedge tomb

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Wedge tomb in Carrowpadeen is a wedge tomb in Carrowpadeen, County Sligo, Ireland. It is a megalithic tomb preserved within the county landscape. Seán Ó Nualláin documented the site in his survey of County Sligo megaliths. The publication appeared through the Stationery Office in Dublin in 1989.
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
Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1500 BCE). This type of tomb is significant as it represents a regional development in Irish megalithic architecture, often associated with burial practices and ritual activity in western Ireland.

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