Rockmarshall Court Tomb

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Rockmarshall Court Tomb
Native name
Irish: Tuama Cúirte Charraig an Mharascalaigh
Rockmarshall Court Tomb is located in Ireland
Rockmarshall Court Tomb
Location of Rockmarshall Court Tomb in Ireland
Typecourt cairn
LocationAnnaloughan, Jenkinstown,
County Louth, Ireland
Coordinates54°00′33″N 6°17′05″W / 54.009185°N 6.284757°W / 54.009185; -6.284757Coordinates: 54°00′33″N 6°17′05″W / 54.009185°N 6.284757°W / 54.009185; -6.284757
AreaCooley Peninsula
Elevation50 m (160 ft)
Builtc. 3500 BC
National Monument of Ireland
Official nameRockmarshall
Reference no.562

Rockmarshall Court Tomb is a court cairn and National Monument located on the Cooley Peninsula, Ireland.[1][2][3]

Location[]

Rockmarshall Court Tomb is located immediately southwest of Rockmarshall House, on the southern slopes of .[4]

History[]

Rockmarshall has been settled since the Mesolithic (c. 5700 BC on); excavation of a midden shows late tools, oysters and periwinkles.[5]

The Carlingford Lough/Cooley Peninsula region was low in Mesolithic activity in comparison to Strangford Lough and Belfast Lough, due to the low quality flint.[citation needed]

Carlingford and the Mournes could also have provided berries and nuts in season, and wild boar. A local population survived at Rockmarshall into the Neolithic, and the court cairn was built c. 3500 BC.[6]

Description[]

The gallery is 15 m (49 ft) long and at the northeast end is a broad court, its arc formed by six stones. The stones used are very low and some have fallen over. There are five chambers with each chamber narrower than the first. There is a lot of cairn material scattered around the gallery.[7][8][9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ Pearson, Michael Parker (1 January 1993). English Heritage book of Bronze Age Britain. B.T. Batsford. ISBN 9780713468014 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Ireland, Royal Society of Antiquaries of (1 January 1998). "Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland" – via Google Books.
  3. ^ O'Sullivan, Harold (1 January 1997). Dundalk and North Louth: Paintings and Stories from Cuchulainn's Country. Dundurn. ISBN 9781900935067 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Killanin, Baron Michael Morris; Duignan, Michael V. (1 January 1989). The Shell guide to Ireland. Gill and Macmillan. ISBN 9780717115952 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Armit, Ian; England), Prehistoric Society (London; Belfast, Queen's University of (1 January 2003). Neolithic Settlement in Ireland and Western Britain. Oxbow Books. ISBN 9781842170915 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Archeology of the Carlingford Lough Region - Newry Journal". 29 April 2021.
  7. ^ PIP. "ROCKMARSHALL COURT TOMB/MEGALITHIC MONUEMENTS OF IRELAND.COM".
  8. ^ "megalithomania.com".
  9. ^ Weir, Anthony. "County Louth - selected monuments".
  10. ^ "Rockmarshall Court Tomb".
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