Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Eastern Outlier
Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE)·Irish Neolithic·🇮🇪 County Sligo, Ireland
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About Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Eastern Outlier
Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Eastern Outlier in County Sligo, Ireland is a Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Irish Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal enclosure 7 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 54.2599N -8.5153E controls access to County Sligo resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey megalithic for County Sligo, illustrating Irish Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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
- Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Irish Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 3700 BCE
Initial construction of Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 804 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Eastern Outlier
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
54.2599° N · 8.5153° W · 78 m · 3 mapped features
Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Eastern Outlier — Main Megalithic Feature
moundPrimary mound at Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Eastern Outlier — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
54.2603° N · 8.5169° WCarrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
dromosAncillary dromos at Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Eastern Outlier — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
54.2613° N · 8.5155° WCarrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
structureOutlier structure panel linked to Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape
54.2595° N · 8.5140° W