In the same field as Tomb 26 is this more interesting one. The boulder kerb is equal to that of 26, but there is still some of the passage and chamber left in the centre. On the day of my visit there were also cows in the centre!
The orthostats of the chamber clearly form a cruciform shape, which surprised me a little as I expected all the Carrowmore tombs to be of the simple passageless dolmen-like style.
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There's no better place to start a day in Sligo than at Carrowmore. I decided to come to this tomb first to try and get my bearings on Carrowmore Tomb 37 (County Sligo), because I knew it could be seen from here.
I couldn't get over just how big Knocknarea looked today! Perhaps it is something to do with the autumnal light, but it's never looked so huge to me before.
I took the photos for a panoramic view of the mountains that encircle Carrowmore (see right of page).
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_A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Carrowmore Tomb 38 (Co. Sligo) |  Sheemore (north tomb) (Co. Leitrim) |  Carnanmore (Co. Antrim) |
 Knockmany (Co. Tyrone) |  Ballygawn (Co. Antrim) |  Carrowmore Tomb 26 (Co. Sligo) |
