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	Stones of Ireland - Carrowmore Group court and passage tombs
		Carrowmore is the largest cemetery of megalithic tombs in Ireland.
		Carrowmore's placement on a low-lying gravel ridge contrasts to the hilltop situation of other cemeteries; each mounment stands on its own little eminence.
		Swedish excavations at Carrowmore from 1977 to 1979 suggested that the small, simple tombs, were probably very early burial-places of immigrant farming families.
	www.stonepages.com /ireland/carrowmore.html (488 words)

	Carrowmore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Carrowmore (from the Gaelic Ceathrú Mór, meaning Great Quarter) is the site of a prehistoric ritual landscape on the Knocknarea (Knock na Ré in Irish) or Cuil Irra Peninsula in County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland.
		Almost all the burials at Carrowmore were cremations with inhumations being only found at Listoghil.
		The small Carrowmore dolmens are unlikely to have ever been covered with stone cairns.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carrowmore (905 words)

	British Archaeology 82, May/June 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The proposed construction dates all fall in the late mesolithic-early neolithic, with subsequent use of the tombs in the later neolithic, the bronze age and the iron age.
		The excavation revealed that the Primrose Grange tomb was in use during the same period as the Carrowmore tombs, despite fundamental differences in tomb morphology, burial practices and gravegoods.
		If court tombs and portal dolmens are present at Carrowmore because it is substantially older than the other passage tomb cemeteries, it is possible that hierarchical polarisation was less developed at that early stage.
	www.britarch.ac.uk /ba/ba82/feat2.shtml (2037 words)

	Carrowmore and Sliabh na Cailligh :: Gowealthy.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Carrowmore represents the largest grouping of megalithic monuments in Ireland, and immense Neolithic burial ground.
		To the north-west of The Carrowmore rises the hump of Knocknarea at a height of 1,014 feet.
		This massive cairn, 35 feet high and 200 feet across at the base, atop the hill was traditionally believed to be the burial place of Queen Maeve of Connacht.
	www.gowealthy.com /article/818/index.asp (331 words)

	Carrowmore
		Carrowmore is a site where 200 or so of these megalithic monuments once stood.
		Carrowmore covers about 40 acres of ground and we found ourselves returning again and again over a three day period.
		Indeed the entire Carrowmore complex is laid out in a spiral pattern, with all the sites except the two at the entrance pointing to a giant Dolmen (or Portal Tomb) in the center (Site 51).
	www.leafpile.com /TravelLog/Ireland/Carrowmore/Carrowmore.htm (814 words)

	The Irish stellar giants
		Carrowmore hosts the remains of the oldest and one of the largest collections of Stone Age structures in Western Europe.
		Carrowmore was mapped by the antiquarians, including Beranger, Peitrie and Wood Martin.
		At Carrowmore, passage graves and standing stones rise with the mountain and Maebh’s Grave in the background.
	www.philipcoppens.com /irish_stellar.html (1666 words)

	Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	www.eeng.dcu.ie /~ciuhandu/pictures/oct2001/Sligo/Carrowmore (27 words)

	INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ASTROARCHAEOLOGY : CARROWMORE APPEAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Carrowmore National Monument complex is part of an extensive megalithic landscape situated close to Sligo town on the Cúil Irra peninsula between Carns Hill and Queen Maeve's cairn on the summit of Knocknarea – celebrated in poetry by W.B. Yeats.
		The location of the proposed development is clearly within the core area of the Carrowmore complex, being situated approximately 50 meters inside its Northern perimeter – as indicated on various survey maps including those made in the 19th century by George Petrie, and in the 20th century by Professor Göran Burenhult.
		Because the astronomical aspect of the Carrowmore complex (and of Irish megalithic monuments in general) requires more research before it is fully understood, it is especially important to conserve the evidence, including sight lines.
	www.astroarchaeology.org /carrowmore (3173 words)

	Western People: Protection of Carrowmore Lake is critical (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It would be impossible to overstate the importance of Carrowmore Lake to the people of Erris.
		Carrowmore Lake features prominently in the report of Des R Johnson, the Deputy Planning Officer employed by An Bord Pleanála to investigate this planning application.
		The nominated haul route crosses the Bellanaboy River, the Glencullin River and at least one other sizeable river feeding into Carrowmore Lake, and the route is within approximately 50 metres of the lake along one stretch...The pollution potential arises from the leakage of peat residue, accidents and the leakage of fuel from the haulage vehicles.”
	www.westernpeople.ie /news/story.asp?j=22034 (580 words)

	Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery, County Sligo. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The megalithic cemetery at Carrowmore is part of an extensive megalithic landscape located close to Sligo town on the Cúil Irra peninsula which is dominated by the cairn of warrior Queen Maeve (Misgán Méadbha) on the summit of Knocknarea Mountain,
		Situated in a dramatic setting overlooking Sligo Harbour and Ballisodare Bay, Carrowmore Cemetery is the largest of the most important Megalithic Sites in Europe with a variety of chambered cairns, passage mounds, dolmens, standing stones and stone circles.
		Pre-dating the world-famous Newgrange site and the Egyptian Pyramids, experts claim that one of the tombs at Carrowmore may be the oldest `building' in the world.
	www.sligozone.net /Carrowmore.htm (186 words)

	Carrowmore should be UNESCO World Heritage Site - BBC expert
		He also mentioned how he had explored the archaeology of Sligo with Pat Kitchin, at a time when the Carrowmore Cemetery was under threat from quarrying and rubbish dumping.
		Scientific excavations of the monuments by the Swedish archaeologist Uren Burenhalt, revealed that Sligo’s stone circles and passage graves pre-dated the tombs of the Valley of the Boyne by 2-3 thousand years.
		Herculaneum – the Roman town on the Bay of Naples that was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 – was the subject of the illustrated lecture by Malcolm Billings.
	www.mythicalireland.com /ancientsites/carrowmore/carrowmore-unesco.php (542 words)

	Sligo Weekender: Carrowmore burial site proves older than first thought (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was revealed that the megalithic tombs at Carrowmore pre-date the Egyptian pyramids.
		Now, however, Swedish archaeologists led by Dr. Göran Burenhult have discovered by radiocarbon dating that the ancient Carrowmore tombs are at least 1,000 years older than those of the Boyne Valley.
		This proves that the tomb builders were not invaders from Brittany or Britain but that they were the original ancient Irish, hunters and gatherers of food who arrived in Ireland around 7,000 BC and settled at Carrowmore between 5,000 and 4,000 BC.
	www.sligoweekender.ie /news/story.asp?j=18691 (358 words)

	Carrowmore Complex \| The Modern Antiquarian \| Carrowmore Complex
		Carrowmore Complex on The Modern Antiquarian, the UK and Ireland's most popular megalithic community website.
		We visited Carrowmore on a drizzly day and missed much of the view of Sligo one gets from the complex, which was a shame.
		Walking away from Tomb 7 I was smiling at my unexpected experience, as the visit to Carrowmore had been very practical and down to earth up to that point.
	www.themodernantiquarian.com /site/1039 (436 words)

	Carrowmore - North West - Ireland Travel Information Guide
		In such a fantastic location, visitors to Carrowmore can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the area as well as the magnificent archaeological finds.
		Most of the monuments are clustered about the large central cairn of Listoghil, with a number of sites trailing off to a dolmen to the north of Carrowmore.
		Much of the destruction that has taken place at Carrowmore in the past has been due to clearance and road building.
	www.12travel.ie /ie/North_West/attractions/carrowmore.html (225 words)

	Western People: Agriculture and forestry blamed for pollution of Carrowmore Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The severely polluted state of Carrowmore Lake in Erris is due mainly to agriculture and forestry, a two-year study of water quality in the catchment has discovered.
		The study was carried out by the North Western Regional Fisheries Catchment Manager in the Bangor District, Bryan Kennedy in conjunction with the Environment Protection Agency and with support from Mayo County Council.
		The study report classifies Carrowmore Lake as strongly eutrophic and says that discharges of phosphorus to the lake are extremely elevated and need to be reduced by at least 45 per cent if the water quality problem is to be reversed.
	www.westernpeople.ie /news/story.asp?j=26996 (443 words)

	Boomtime For Ancient Ireland Traced To Sligo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Swedish Professor Goran Burenhult, who excavated the Carrowmore grave complex for more than 20 years, said that the conference papers gave the most complete picture available on the Megalithic period in Ireland and Western Europe.
		In the past, it was thought that the pyramid tombs of Egypt and the Middle East were earlier than the Megalithic tombs of Ireland.
		However, excavations showed that Carrowmore was both earlier than the Newgrange and Boyne complex and the Egyptian pyramids.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1173287/posts (2424 words)

	megalithomania.com - Carrowmore - Passage Tomb Cemetery - County Sligo
		With around 60 tombs in the complex this is not really a good approach, but I am not sure of the tomb numbers at the moment and so I can't split it up properly.
		There is also a good little booklet available for 5 euro, which is written by the chief excavator of the complex.
		Carrowmore - Passage Tomb Cemetery - County Sligo
	www.megalithomania.com /show/site/841 (387 words)

	Stones & Bones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Through the examination of the finds from destroyed monuments and by deliberate excavation at Carrowmore and other sites, it was proven beyond doubt that these structures had been used as burial places.
		Closer attention to the contexts in which early monument traditions arose thus dissolves much of the apparent commonality and suggests these monuments should be regarded as the product of multiple and diverse negotiations by societies at the Neolithic transition in their approaches to landscape and to treatment of the dead.
		This paper builds on an article I wrote 16 years ago in which I argued that Ireland’s simplest passage tombs – including the small closed chambers seen, for example, in the Carrowmore cemetery in Co. Sligo – were part of an Atlantic tradition of monument building, specifically that relating to NW France.
	www.hgo.se /stones/papers.htm (4895 words)

	Bringing Mayo's Water to Dublin - Indymedia Ireland
		Carrowmore Lake is the source of Mayo County Council's drinking water supply for the Erris area.
		The Council's own testing regime has detected high aluminium content in the drinking water, but instead of properly investigating, they have claimed that this is a consequence of human error in the laboratory.
		Many people in the area served by water from Carrowmore Lake are no longer drinking the tap water, and they don't accept the Council's assurance that it is safe.
	www.indymedia.ie /article/75743 (1083 words)

	Sacred Sites: Carrowmore, IreLand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Situated in county Sligo on a low-lying gravel ridge and ringed by mountains, Carrowmore is the largest, and possibly the oldest, megalithic complex in Ireland.
		Evidence has been found of a Mesolithic presence at Carrowmore around 7500 BC and the Swedish archaeologist Goran Burenholt has suggested that one of the structures, known as 52A, may be as old as 5400 BC.
		The site presently has more than 30 passage cairns and another 25 are known to have been destroyed since the early 1800’s by workers seeking quarry stones and treasure hunters.
	www.sacredsites.com /europe/ireland/carrowmore.html (196 words)

	Sligo history - Heritage and historical attractions in Sligo
		Casual exploration in the last century and present day gravel quarrying in the vicinity have devalued the archaeological potential of the site; but it is still a rewarding place to visit, steeped in atmosphere and evoking a sense of the past.
		The colossal cairn, 35 feet high and 200 feet across at the base, is much before her assigned period in the annals and illustrates the way in which folklore compresses time to accord with legend.
		To appreciate what Carrowmore may have looked like originally, one must visualise this undulating countryside without modern houses, field-fences, roads and the pock-marks of gravel workings.
	www.countysligo.com /sligo_heritage_yeats.htm (2755 words)

	Europe Travel Itinerary, 1999-2000
		The 50,000 ton cairn situated on the crest of the mountain changes it's profile and the currently popular myths is that it contains Queen Maeve buried in full battle dress facing the north where her enemies were housed.
		(It was the same response we'd gotten from the farmer John Byrne at Carrowmore.) Kathleen drew him out with her charming style and we learned he'd bought the farm about 20 years before for only £50,000 (it appeared to be at least 200 acres).
		We took some great pictures of Dominic holding a bundle of wool which was all that was left of a dead sheep from his herd (the rest was eaten by foxes and birds).
	www.leafpile.com /TravelLog/EuropeTravelItinerary_Ireland.html (10824 words)

	Time for Life Village, Carrowmore Meadows, Knock, County Mayo, Ireland
		Carrowmore Meadows Time for Life Village is specially designed to cater for the needs of people who would like to live with the support and security of a community environment while maintaining their privacy and independence, with the added advantage of many leisure and social amenities to enhance the community environment and quality of life.
		Set in tranquil landscaped surrounds Carrowmore Meadows Time for Life Village lets you be as active and social as you want to be.
		With everyday facilities close at hand you can lead the lifestyle you want without any of the worries you may face in your later years e.g.
	www.timeforlife.ie (147 words)

	The Corporate Poisoner’s Handbook - Indymedia Ireland
		The site is waterlogged, being a bog, and this being North Mayo it rains a lot, and the pools of aluminium contaminated water on the site run off into nearby Carrowmore Lake.
		Carrowmore Lake is the source of County Council water supply for the Erris area.
		Mayo County Council states that on average the content of the water in Carrowmore Lake is fine, but the didn’t explain what they mean by average do they mean that over the course of months or years that it is fine.
	www.indymedia.ie /article/74919 (1364 words)

	Carrowmore - North West - Ireland Travel Information Guide
		We are very excited about our rebranding which has been a three-year process.
		Nothing else has changed we are exactly the same team of people who focus on creating great vacations and personal service.
		Carrowmore, situated at the centre of the Cúil Irra peninsula in County Sligo, is the second largest cemetery of megalithic tombs in Europe and is among Ireland's oldest.
	www.12travel.com /ie/North_West/attractions/carrowmore.html (304 words)

	Horseback riding in Ireland - MARKREE CASTLE TRAIL
		From Carrowmore ride to the top of Knocknarea Mountain to the grave of the legendary queen Meave of the Connaught Region.
		The final day’s riding is spent mostly on beaches, ride around the Knocknarea Peninsula from Kelly’s town to Culleenamore beach, cantering along the beaches of Cartys Strand and Strandhill and across the sand dunes at Strandhill.
		The horses remain in Carrowmore and riders enjoy dinner at a popular Sligo restaurant.
	www.ridingtours.com /horseback-riding/ireland-markree-castle-trail.cfm (611 words)

	The Sacred Isle -- Ireland 2004
		Next we'll visit Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetary, which represents the largest grouping of megalithic monuments in Ireland, an immense Neolithic burial ground where once there may have been more than a hundred tombs.
		The entire complex is laid out in a spiral pattern, and the majority of tombs are a mixture of small passage tombs and dolmens, usually surrounded by a stone curb and constructed with the large rounded granite boulders of the area.
		Loughcrew -- View of Cairn H from I. Notice the "dip" in the kerbstone in the foreground.
	www.mythictravels.com /Tours/Ireland/irelanditinerarypg2.html (1148 words)

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