Bronze Age
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Modern Archaeological Investigations at Knocknashee (2016–2021)
Introduction Knocknashee is one of Ireland’s most remarkable prehistoric landscapes. Rising 272 metres above sea level in south County Sligo, its distinctive flat-topped summit contains one of the country’s largest concentrations of prehistoric monuments. Scattered across the plateau are two large cairns, the remains of more than fifty circular stone-built roundhouses and an extensive enclosure… Continue reading
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The Achonry Boulder Burial and Prehistoric Barrow Landscape
Long before the medieval monastery and bishopric gave Achonry its later historical importance, the surrounding landscape already preserved evidence of prehistoric settlement, burial, and ritual activity. Across the low ridges and pastureland surrounding Achonry survives a notable concentration of ancient monuments dating to the later Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, including ring-barrows, burial mounds, enclosures,… Continue reading
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The Wedge Tombs of Carrowneden and Carrowmurray
Chronologically, the wedge tombs of Carrownedan and Carrowmurray occupy an important transitional position within the prehistoric landscape of south Sligo. Situated less than 2 km apart as the crow flies, they suggest that the wider area formed an important focus of Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age activity. They do not belong to the earliest… Continue reading