Miosgán Médhbh

Queen Maeve's Rocks

Miosgán Méabh (Maeve's lump of butter) also known as Queen Maeve's tomb is a large cairn on the summit of Knocknarea in County Sligo. The cairn is thought to conceal a passage grave from the Irish Neolithic era.^[1] It is the largest cairn in Ireland, excepting those at the Brú na Bóinne complex in Meath.^[2]

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^ "History of Knocknarea". Go Strandhill. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
^ "Ancient Places". Sligo.ie. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

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54°15′31″N 8°34′29″W / 54.2587°N 8.5746°W

[1] "History of Knocknarea". Go Strandhill. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

[2] "Ancient Places". Sligo.ie. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

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