Carrowmore — Listoghil Central Dolmen
Listoghil Tomb
Neolithic (3700 BCE)·Irish Neolithic / Carrowmore·🇮🇪 County Sligo, near Sligo, Ireland
About
About Carrowmore — Listoghil Central Dolmen
Carrowmore's centre excavated by P. Woodman 1977–82, dolmen with boulder circle and passage facing Knocknarea's Queen Maeve cairn. Recorded context — Period: Neolithic (3700 BCE); Culture: Irish Neolithic / Carrowmore; Field status: excavated; Materials: limestone, sandstone; Condition: preserved — OPW.
Why it mattersKey Irish Neolithic / Carrowmore megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Trade network extent
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3700 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (3700 BCE)
- Culture
- Irish Neolithic / Carrowmore
- Purpose
- Central dolmen of 30-tomb Carrowmore cemetery — largest Irish dolmen cluster
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1867
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 400 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Carrowmore — Listoghil Central Dolmen
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Carrowmore — Listoghil Central Dolmen
On the ground
Structures & features
54.2530° N · 8.5210° W · 55 m · 3 mapped features
- Carrowmore — Listoghil Central Dolmen — Principal Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Carrowmore — Listoghil Central Dolmen — outlier feature54.2550° N · 8.5211° W
- Carrowmore — Listoghil Central Dolmen — Chamber Annex 2chamberchamber at Carrowmore — Listoghil Central Dolmen — subsidiary complex54.2527° N · 8.5191° W
- Carrowmore — Listoghil Central Dolmen — Southern Cairncairncairn at Carrowmore — Listoghil Central Dolmen — hydraulic feature54.2524° N · 8.5216° W
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