Court Tomb by Carn
That between 4000 and 2500 BC Court Tomb of Carn, built in the Neolithic Age , is located about 50 m north of a road in the townland Carn ( Irish Na Cairn , one of three of that name in Monaghan), north of Newbliss in County Monaghan in Ireland . Court Tombs are among the megalithic chamber tombs ( English chambered tombs ) of the British Isles . With around 400 specimens, they are found almost exclusively in Ulster in the north of Ireland or in Northern Ireland .
The Court Tomb has an approximately 35 m long wedge-shaped cairn , which gave the townland its name. The facade of the U-shaped court is relatively well preserved, with large orthostats flanking the portal stones. The lintel above the entrance is in the first of the three-chamber gallery. A few facade stones can be seen on the front edge of the cairn, which is only about 40 cm high.
Carnbane's Court Tomb is 1.9 miles away.
literature
- Seán Ó Nualláin: A Dual Court-Tomb at Garran Townland, County Monaghan In: The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Volume 107 (1977) pp. 52-60
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Coordinates: 54 ° 10 '46.4 " N , 7 ° 3' 57.5" W.