Carrowkeel — Cairn E

Nearest town:
Ballymote (10km W)
OS reference:
G749116
OS sheet:
25
Latitude:
54° 3' 10.38 N
Longitude:
8° 22' 59.84 W
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Images

Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn E (Court Tomb) by ryaner

The ‘court’ feature at the southern end of the long cairn.

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Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn E (Court Tomb) by ryaner

Cairn F in the distance over the roofstone of the western chamber.

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Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn E (Court Tomb) by ryaner

From the backstone of the chamber NNW out of the passage towards Knocknarea.

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Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn E (Court Tomb) by ryaner

Closer in view from the rear of the undifferentiated passage grave at the NNW end of the long cairn. It’s aligned onto Knocknarea.

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ryaner Aug 4, 2022
Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn E (Court Tomb) by ryaner

NNW over the line of the passage towards Knocknarea.

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Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn E (Court Tomb) by costaexpress

Bit of a scramble to get to Cairn E and didn’t appear to be visited that often, however, very much worth the detour of the main track leading to K & H

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costaexpress May 13, 2017

Articles

Carrowkeel — Cairn E

greywether
greywether Dec 31, 2003

This is the odd one out amongst the Carrowkeel cairns as it is the only long cairn.

It has been classified as a court cairn because of the unusual features at its S end.

However the excavators in 1911 found a transepted (cruciform) chamber at the N end so it appears to have some passage grave features as well. This is now the most visible feature at the site.

Only two days were spent excavating the cairn so some important detail may have been missed.

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