View from Cairn G with H & K in the background
Posted on 11/28/2018 1:30:36 AM PST by SunkenCiv
"I lit three candles and stood awhile, to let my eyes accustom themselves to the dim light. There was everything, just as the last Bronze Age man (sic) had left it, three to four thousand years before. A light brownish dust covered all... There beads of stone, bone implements made from Red Deer antlers, and many fragments of much decayed pottery. On little raised recesses in the wall were flat stones, on which reposed the calcinated bones of young children."
These are the words of R.S. Macalister who in 1911 was the first person in thousands of years to enter the Neolithic tombs of Carrowkeel. Unfortunately Macalister and his team did great damage to these wonderful monuments, using dynamite and sledgehammers to enter the tombs rather than a careful excavation.
Despite this violation, Carrowkeel still remains one of the most spectacular and breathtaking archaeological landscapes in Ireland, and is simply a must-see for anyone with any interest in our prehistoric past. They are situated at the northern end of the Bricklieve Mountains in County Sligo, and cover a number of the peaks that tower over the surrounding landscape. As well as a large number of tombs, at Mullagh Farna, archaeologist Dr Stefan Bergh with Anthony Corns and Robert Shaw of the Irish archaeological research unit The Discovery Programme carried out a high resolution survey of the area using digital photogrammetry and identified 153 hut sites and enclosures that probably indicate the homes of the people who constructed the tombs, a Neolithic village in the shadow of the mountains. If you'd like more information on this site visit the NUI Galway website here.
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View from Cairn G with H & K in the background
Ancient Irish were first to record an eclipse — 5,355 years ago [Cairn L]
IrishCentral | Friday, July 31,2015 | Cathy Hayes
Posted on 8/3/2015 1:20:23 PM by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3320098/posts
These mysterious caves in a Sligo hillside carry secrets from the Ice Age
Archaeologist Neil Jackman explores two of Ireland’s most intriguing ancient sites – the Caves of Keash and Dun Aonghasa.
Apr 17th 2015
https://www.thejournal.ie/caves-of-keash-dun-aonghasa-heritage-2053333-Apr2015/
Thx for posting this. It’s on my bucket list to visit N. Ireland. Probably will take a swing into Ireland proper as a result of your post. ‘Pod.
Would that be an ammunition storage bunker?
Yes. Same plan, entrance faces a solid wall.
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