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.
This entry is brief — help us grow it. Suggest a source or correction.
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 Stone
standing stonestanding stone at Carrowmore — Listoghil Central Dolmen — outlier feature
54.2550° N · 8.5211° WCarrowmore — Listoghil Central Dolmen — Chamber Annex 2
chamberchamber at Carrowmore — Listoghil Central Dolmen — subsidiary complex
54.2527° N · 8.5191° WCarrowmore — Listoghil Central Dolmen — Southern Cairn
cairncairn at Carrowmore — Listoghil Central Dolmen — hydraulic feature
54.2524° N · 8.5216° W