What is recorded here
Stone Circles is a passage tomb in Carrowmore (carbury By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It is Petrie tomb no. 23 and a National Monument in State care (No. 153).
Petrie tomb no. 23. See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989)
This is a National Monument in State care (No. 153).
Date of upload: 13 January 2012
Neolithic passage tomb, part of the Carrowmore megalithic complex, dating to approximately 3500–3000 BCE. It is significant as one of the earliest and most important Neolithic burial sites in Ireland, reflecting early ceremonial and funerary practices.
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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