Loughcrew — Cairn L Passage Tomb Slieve na Calliagh
Cairn L Oldcastle
Neolithic (3300 BCE)·Loughcrew Neolithic·🇮🇪 County Meath, near Oldcastle, Ireland
About
About Loughcrew — Cairn L Passage Tomb Slieve na Calliagh
Slieve na Calliagh Cairn L excavated by Conwell 1860s, sun beam at equinox lights chamber art, Hag's Chair kerbstone. Recorded context — Period: Neolithic (3300 BCE); Culture: Loughcrew Neolithic; Field status: excavated; Materials: sandstone, limestone; Condition: preserved — ladder access.
Why it mattersKey Loughcrew Neolithic megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Observatory
- 02Territorial marker
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. 3300 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (3300 BCE)
- Culture
- Loughcrew Neolithic
- Purpose
- Hilltop passage tomb with equinox illumination — largest Loughcrew cairn with 8 side cells
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1885
- Excavation
- Excavated
2005 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Loughcrew — Cairn L Passage Tomb Slieve na Calliagh
c. 3300 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Loughcrew — Cairn L Passage Tomb Slieve na Calliagh
On the ground
Structures & features
53.7410° N · 7.1080° W · 281 m · 3 mapped features
- Loughcrew — Cairn L Passage Tomb Slieve na Calliagh — Principal Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Loughcrew — Cairn L Passage Tomb Slieve na Calliagh — primary structure53.7408° N · 7.1071° W
- Loughcrew — Cairn L Passage Tomb Slieve na Calliagh — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at Loughcrew — Cairn L Passage Tomb Slieve na Calliagh — hydraulic feature53.7418° N · 7.1087° W
- Loughcrew — Cairn L Passage Tomb Slieve na Calliagh — Southern Cairncairncairn at Loughcrew — Cairn L Passage Tomb Slieve na Calliagh — subsidiary complex53.7394° N · 7.1072° W
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