Carrowmore

Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
An Cheathrú Mhór
Tomb 7, a dolmen within a stone circle; one of the Carrowmore 'satellite tombs'.
Carrowmore is located in Ireland
Carrowmore
Shown within Ireland
LocationCounty Sligo, Ireland
RegionAtlantic Megalithic Zone
Coordinates54°15′03.08″N 8°31′09.00″W / 54.2508556°N 8.5191667°W / 54.2508556; -8.5191667
TypePassage tomb complex
History
MaterialGneiss, limestone
Founded3700–2900 BC
PeriodsNeolithic
CulturesNeolithic Europe
Site notes
Excavation dates1977–1980, 1994–1998
ConditionPartially preserved
OwnershipPublic and private
ManagementAdmission Fee
Public accessYes
Official nameCarrowmore Passage Tomb Cemetery
Reference no.153

Carrowmore (Irish: An Cheathrú Mhór, 'the great quarter') is a large group of megalithic monuments on the Coolera Peninsula to the west of Sligo, Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic (New Stone Age). There are thirty surviving tombs, making Carrowmore one of the largest clusters of megalithic tombs in Ireland, and one of the 'big four' along with Carrowkeel, Loughcrew and Brú na Bóinne. Carrowmore is the heart of an ancient ritual landscape which is dominated by the mountain of Knocknarea to the west. It is a protected National Monument.