Clermont Cairn
Clermont Cairn | |
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Native name Irish: Carnán Mhaighréid Náir[1] | |
Type | chambered cairn / court cairn |
Location | Black Mountain, Cooley Mountains County Louth, Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°04′45″N 6°19′18″W / 54.079167°N 6.321667°WCoordinates: 54°04′45″N 6°19′18″W / 54.079167°N 6.321667°W |
Area | Cooley Mountains |
Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
Height | 4 m (13 ft) |
Built | c. 4000–3500 BC |
National Monument of Ireland | |
Official name | Ravensdale Park Cairn |
Reference no. | 597 |
Location of Clermont Cairn in Ireland |
Clermont Cairn, also called Black Mountain Chambered Cairn (Irish: Carnán Mhaighréid Náir[2]), is a chambered cairn and National Monument located in the Cooley Mountains, County Louth, Republic of Ireland.[3][4]
Location[]
Clermont Cairn is located atop Black Mountain in the Cooley Mountains, which overlook the Cooley Peninsula. The mountain itself, and the radio transmission site are also sometimes called "Clermont Ca[i]rn."[5][6]
History[]
Clermont Cairn was constructed in the early Neolithic, c. 4000–3500 BC, and forms part of the Clyde-Carlingford group of court cairns. The mound has been disturbed by quarrying and blasting.[7][8]
Description[]
This circular hilltop cairn is 21 m (69 ft) in diameter and over 4 m (13 ft) high, with the remains of a trapezoidal cairn 3.5 m (11 ft) long in the southwest part. Three lintels are in position and the rear part is corbelled. Surrounding this was a court (5.5 × 7 m) and a gallery containing at least two burial chambers.[9]
See also[]
- Baron Clermont
- Viscount Clermont
- Earl of Clermont
References[]
- ^ "Clermont Carn".
- ^ "Clermont Carn".
- ^ Cooney, Gabriel (6 December 2012). Landscapes of Neolithic Ireland. Routledge. ISBN 9781135108557 – via Google Books.
- ^ Cunningham, Noreen; McGinn, Pat (1 January 2001). The Gap of the North: The Archaeology & Folklore of Armagh, Down, Louth, and Monaghan. O'Brien Press. ISBN 9780862787073 – via Google Books.
- ^ Somers, Dermot (4 October 2012). Endurance: Heroic Journeys in Ireland. O'Brien Press. ISBN 9781847175205 – via Google Books.
- ^ Herity, Michael (1 January 1975). "Irish passage graves: neolithic tomb-builders in Ireland and Britain, 2500 B.C." Barnes & Noble Books – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ravensdale Park Court Tomb".
- ^ "Clermont Carn 510m mountain, Cooley/Gullion Cooley Mountains Ireland at MountainViews.ie".
- ^ 2012, PIP. "RAVENSDALE PARK PASSAGE TOMB/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- National Monuments in County Louth
- Archaeological sites in County Louth
- Chambered cairns