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Carrowkeel : Passage Tomb Cemetery

CountySligo
Grid RefG 755 115
Longitude8° 22' 26.82" W
Latitude54° 3' 7.29" N
Nearest TownBallymote (10.2 Km)
OS Sheet25
UTM zone29U
UTM x540974.88470909
UTM y5989491.0897857

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Carrowkeel - CistCarrowkeel - Cairn B - Passage Tomb
Carrowkeel - Cairn C - Passage TombCarrowkeel - Cairn D - Cairn
Carrowkeel - Cairn E - Court TombCarrowkeel - Cairn F - Passage Tomb
Carrowkeel - Cairn G - Passage TombCarrowkeel - Cairn H - Passage Tomb
Carrowkeel - Cairn K - Passage TombCarrowkeel - Cairn L - Passage Tomb
Carrowkeel - Rocking Stone - Standing StoneMullaghfarna - Hut Circle
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 29th December 2002

I set out really early for this one. In fact, it was only just getting light when I reached the track that winds around the mountain to reach the cairns. It was also extremely foggy! and the cloud was very low, so the spectacular views afforded here were denied me. Actually, I don't think this was a particularly bad thing as it allowed me to fully concentrate on the tombs I went to here.

There are many cairns here, a good number of which are amazing in their own right and you would travel a long way just to see one of them, but when there's around 20 to visit then the place is a must visit location.

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Sunday, 16th March 2003

Because my partner and muse had decided to accompany me (a very special treat for me!) I thought I would treat her to Carrowkeel. The weather was fantastic, but still the view limited by hazy conditions.

I could return here time after time and never, ever become bored. I still haven't got to anymore of the tombs than I visited previously and so many more trips are guarrenteed.

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A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments

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9.2 Km (S) there is a Portal Tomb at Drumanone (Co. Roscommon).
5.1 Km (NNE) there is a Cairn at Heapstown known as Heapstown Cairn.
5.2 Km (NE) there is a Portal Tomb at Ballindoon.
5.3 Km (ENE) there is a Boulder Burial at Barroe.
3.1 Km (WNW) there is a Cairn at Treanmore.

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