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Aghnaskeagh Cairns

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Evans, E. Estyn (1 January 1937). "Excavations at Aghnaskeagh, Co. Louth, Cairn B: Irish Free State Scheme of Archæological Research".
483: 456: 297:(portal tomb) with the capstone missing. Two portal stones (2.8 m / 9 ft high) and a back stone remain. Six Bronze Age 513: 446: 250: 205: 473: 431: 76: 330: 170: 413: 351:"Louth County Development Plan 2015 – 2021 Volume 2c Appendix 18 Record of Protected Structures" 479: 452: 270: 499: 405: 185: 92: 305:, cremated bone, food vessels and a blue glass bead on the site, as well as the remains of 528: 322: 242: 139: 542: 306: 282: 254: 81: 310: 246: 35: 266: 119: 106: 382: 302: 448:
Settlement in the Irish Neolithic: New discoveries at the edge of Europe
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at the eastern end. Excavations revealed cremated bone, potsherds and
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Aghnaskeagh Cairns are located 2.1 km (1.3 mi) south of
326: 298: 383:"Holdings: Excavations at Aghnaskeagh, County Louth, Cairn A." 333:. A burial was also made here in the early Christian era. 514:"Aghnaskeagh Cairns and Portal Tomb, Louth, Ireland" 220: 212: 203: 199: 191: 181: 176: 166: 158: 150: 145: 135: 98: 88: 71: 398:Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society 301:burials were later added. Archeologists found 8: 281:The two cairns may have been connected by a 21: 55: 34: 20: 342: 475:Ancient Ireland: Life Before the Celts 472:Flanagan, Laurence (29 October 1998). 309:under one of the cists, presumably as 363:from the original on 15 November 2021 219: 211: 202: 7: 549:Archaeological sites in County Louth 554:National monuments in County Louth 14: 54: 47: 445:Smyth, Jessica (29 May 2014). 1: 432:"Aghnaskeagh Chambered Cairn" 478:. Gill & Macmillan Ltd. 206:National monument of Ireland 570: 488:– via Google Books. 461:– via Google Books. 232: 228: 42: 33: 26: 321:The southern cairn is a 293:The northern cairn is a 27: 277:History and archaeology 120:54.061279°N 6.357918°W 269:, to the west of the 500:"Aghnaskeagh Cairns" 125:54.061279; -6.357918 63:Shown within Ireland 116: /  28:Carna Áth na Sceach 23: 239:Aghnaskeagh Cairns 221:Reference no. 192:Public access 22:Aghnaskeagh Cairns 251:national monument 236: 235: 561: 533: 532: 527:Solutions, MOR. 524: 518: 517: 510: 504: 503: 496: 490: 489: 469: 463: 462: 442: 436: 435: 428: 422: 421: 410:10.2307/27728454 393: 387: 386: 379: 373: 372: 370: 368: 362: 355: 347: 186:Emyr Estyn Evans 140:chambered cairns 131: 130: 128: 127: 126: 121: 117: 114: 113: 112: 109: 93:Cooley Peninsula 58: 57: 51: 38: 24: 569: 568: 564: 563: 562: 560: 559: 558: 539: 538: 537: 536: 526: 525: 521: 512: 511: 507: 498: 497: 493: 486: 471: 470: 466: 459: 451:. Oxbow Books. 444: 443: 439: 430: 429: 425: 395: 394: 390: 381: 380: 376: 366: 364: 360: 353: 349: 348: 344: 339: 323:chambered cairn 319: 317:Chambered cairn 291: 279: 263: 243:chambered cairn 208: 162:c. 4000–2500 BC 124: 122: 118: 115: 110: 107: 105: 103: 102: 80: 67: 66: 65: 64: 61: 60: 59: 29: 17: 12: 11: 5: 567: 565: 557: 556: 551: 541: 540: 535: 534: 519: 516:. 27 May 2013. 505: 491: 484: 464: 457: 437: 423: 388: 374: 341: 340: 338: 335: 318: 315: 290: 287: 278: 275: 262: 259: 234: 233: 230: 229: 226: 225: 222: 218: 217: 214: 210: 209: 204: 201: 200: 197: 196: 193: 189: 188: 183: 182:Archaeologists 179: 178: 174: 173: 168: 164: 163: 160: 156: 155: 152: 148: 147: 143: 142: 137: 133: 132: 100: 96: 95: 90: 86: 85: 73: 69: 68: 62: 53: 52: 46: 45: 44: 43: 40: 39: 31: 30: 16:Irish monument 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 566: 555: 552: 550: 547: 546: 544: 530: 523: 520: 515: 509: 506: 501: 495: 492: 487: 485:9780717163670 481: 477: 476: 468: 465: 460: 458:9781842174975 454: 450: 449: 441: 438: 433: 427: 424: 419: 415: 411: 407: 403: 399: 392: 389: 384: 378: 375: 359: 352: 346: 343: 336: 334: 332: 328: 324: 316: 314: 312: 308: 304: 300: 296: 288: 286: 284: 276: 274: 272: 268: 260: 258: 256: 252: 248: 244: 240: 231: 227: 223: 215: 213:Official name 207: 198: 194: 190: 187: 184: 180: 175: 172: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 144: 141: 138: 134: 129: 101: 97: 94: 91: 87: 83: 78: 75:Aghnaskeagh, 74: 70: 50: 41: 37: 32: 25: 19: 522: 508: 494: 474: 467: 447: 440: 426: 401: 397: 391: 377: 367:20 September 365:. Retrieved 345: 320: 307:blackberries 292: 280: 264: 255:County Louth 238: 237: 82:County Louth 18: 404:(1): 1–18. 311:grave-goods 289:Portal tomb 257:, Ireland. 247:portal tomb 216:Aghnaskeagh 123: / 99:Coordinates 77:Jenkinstown 543:Categories 337:References 325:with four 267:Slieve Foy 249:forming a 177:Site notes 108:54°03′41″N 303:potsherds 171:Neolithic 154:limestone 111:6°21′29″W 84:, Ireland 418:27728454 358:Archived 331:scrapers 261:Location 151:Material 72:Location 283:gallery 167:Periods 159:Founded 146:History 482:  455:  416:  295:dolmen 89:Region 414:JSTOR 385:1935. 361:(PDF) 354:(PDF) 327:cists 241:is a 480:ISBN 453:ISBN 369:2016 299:cist 245:and 136:Type 406:doi 253:in 224:326 195:yes 545:: 412:. 400:. 356:. 313:. 285:. 273:. 271:N1 79:, 531:. 502:. 434:. 420:. 408:: 402:9 371:.

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Aghnaskeagh Cairns is located in Ireland
Jenkinstown
County Louth
Cooley Peninsula
54°03′41″N 6°21′29″W / 54.061279°N 6.357918°W / 54.061279; -6.357918
chambered cairns
Neolithic
Emyr Estyn Evans
National monument of Ireland
chambered cairn
portal tomb
national monument
County Louth
Slieve Foy
N1
gallery
dolmen
cist
potsherds
blackberries
grave-goods
chambered cairn
cists
scrapers
"Louth County Development Plan 2015 – 2021 Volume 2c Appendix 18 Record of Protected Structures"
Archived
"Holdings: Excavations at Aghnaskeagh, County Louth, Cairn A."
doi
10.2307/27728454

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