Clermont Cairn

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]

This article is about the court cairn. For the mountain and transmitter, see Clermont Carn.
Clermont Cairn
Native name
Irish: Carnán Mhaighréid Náir[1]
Typechambered cairn / court cairn
LocationBlack Mountain, Cooley Mountains
County Louth, Ireland
Coordinates54.079167°N 6.321667°W / 54.079167; -6.321667
AreaCooley Mountains
Elevation508 m (1,667 ft)
Height4 m (13 ft)
Builtc. 4000–3500 BC
Official nameRavensdale Park Cairn
Reference no.597
Location of Clermont Cairn in Ireland

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

References
  1. "Clermont Carn".
  2. "Clermont Carn".
  3. Cooney, Gabriel (6 December 2012). Landscapes of Neolithic Ireland. Routledge. ISBN 9781135108557 – via Google Books.
  4. 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.
  5. Somers, Dermot (4 October 2012). Endurance: Heroic Journeys in Ireland. O'Brien Press. ISBN 9781847175205 – via Google Books.
  6. Herity, Michael (1 January 1975). "Irish passage graves: neolithic tomb-builders in Ireland and Britain, 2500 B.C." Barnes & Noble Books – via Google Books.
  7. "Ravensdale Park Court Tomb".
  8. "Clermont Carn 510m mountain, Cooley/Gullion Cooley Mountains Ireland at MountainViews.ie".
  9. 2012, PIP. "RAVENSDALE PARK PASSAGE TOMB/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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