Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Western Terrace
Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE)·Irish Neolithic·🇮🇪 County Sligo, Ireland
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About Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Western Terrace
Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Western Terrace 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 chamber 5 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 54.2616N -8.5269E 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
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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 — Western Terrace main structure
c. 622 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Western Terrace
1962–2020
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
54.2616° N · 8.5269° W · 53 m · 3 mapped features
Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Western Terrace — Main Megalithic Feature
dromosPrimary dromos at Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Western Terrace — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
54.2607° N · 8.5250° WCarrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
structureAncillary structure at Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Western Terrace — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
54.2612° N · 8.5287° WCarrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
enclosureOutlier enclosure panel linked to Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
54.2610° N · 8.5280° W