Carrowleagh

Nearest town:
Inishcrone (12km WNW)
OS reference:
G364210
OS sheet:
24
Latitude:
54° 8' 2.47 N
Longitude:
8° 58' 23.19 W
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Image of Carrowleagh (Court Tomb) by bogman

Difficult to locate until I noticed the change in the colour of the vegetation

Image credit: Charles Coughlan
bogman
bogman Jun 24, 2011
Image of Carrowleagh (Court Tomb) by CianMcLiam

Looking into the fantastically well preserved gallery complete with corbelled walling and massive roofstones.

Image credit: Ken Williams/ShadowsandStone.com 2009
CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Apr 19, 2009

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Carrowleagh

CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Apr 19, 2009

This is an amazing and exceptionally rare example of a near complete court tomb, just one roofstone appears to be missing. The court and cairn are still underneath the bog, the top of the cairn reaches just a little higher than the uncut surrounding bog. One of the most important features of this particular site is the untouched corbelled walls and roofing which shows how the many court tombs with only low walls remaining would originally have been built up into substantial chambers.
To find this site you need either a GPS unit or guidance from a local.

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