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At Carrowmore passage tomb cemetery. This megalithic structure is indicated on the 1837 OS6-inch map as circle of dots, but is not shown on later map editions. It consisted of a boulder circle with a central construction. All above ground remains were destroyed in the early 19th century; Petrie recorded ‘this circle…has been recently destroyed with its fine and perfect cromleac’ (Notebook, p. 68, no. 30. Royal Irish Academy Ms. 23, L44). Wood-Martin (1888, 60-1) noted 'one large stone, standing solitary like a sentinel, marks the site of the monument'. The location is now occupied by a quarry, and there are no visible remains of the monument. (Bergh 1995, 193, Carrowmore 30).
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 2 November 2020
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.
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