Carrowkeel — Cairn K Passage Tomb

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Why it mattersKey Carrowkeel-Keshcorran group megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.

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Built

c. 3300 BCE

Period

Neolithic (3300–3000 BCE)

Culture

Carrowkeel-Keshcorran group

Purpose

Mountain-top passage tomb — 14 cairns on Bricklieves with quartz and roof-box

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1894

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Carrowkeel — Cairn K Passage Tomb

2. c. 3300 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Carrowkeel — Cairn K Passage Tomb

3. 2005 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Carrowkeel — Cairn K Passage Tomb

• Carrowkeel — Cairn K Passage Tomb — Principal Standing Stone

  standing stone

  standing stone at Carrowkeel — Cairn K Passage Tomb — outlier feature

  54.0575° N · 8.3777° W

• Carrowkeel — Cairn K Passage Tomb — Chamber Annex 2

  chamber

  chamber at Carrowkeel — Cairn K Passage Tomb — primary structure

  54.0593° N · 8.3757° W

• Carrowkeel — Cairn K Passage Tomb — Cairn Annex 3

  cairn

  cairn at Carrowkeel — Cairn K Passage Tomb — primary structure

  54.0604° N · 8.3784° W