Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic structure
Carrowmore (carbury By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowmore (carbury By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.24642, -8.51416
- SMR number
- SL014-209051-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
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, and all above ground remains were destroyed in the 19th century. In 1837 Petrie recorded ‘Little remains: six large stones of the circle and the cromleac only survive. Rest recently blasted or removed. Human bones found within this tomb.' (Stokes 1868, 247). By 1888 there were no remains visible (Wood-Martin 1888, 60).
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 2 November 2020
References
Wood-Martin, W.G. 1888 The rude stone monuments of Ireland (Co. Sligo and the island of Achill). Hodges Figgis, Dublin.
Stokes, W. 1868 The life and labours in art and archaeology of George Petrie, LL.D., M.R.I.A. London. Longmans, Green and Co.
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - passage tombunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
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