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Carnanbane is a court tomb, a form of megalithic monument characteristic of Neolithic Ireland, located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. Court tombs, dating to the fourth millennium BCE, feature a distinctive open forecourt area flanked by standing stones that leads to one or more burial chambers, and Carnanbane exemplifies this architectural tradition. The monument represents an important example of early farming communities' monumental funerary practices during the Irish Neolithic period. Such structures served both as burial places and as enduring territorial markers within the landscape, reflecting the social and spiritual organisation of prehistoric Irish societies.
Carnanbane. court tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8832. View the official record →
Carnanbane is a court tomb, a form of megalithic monument characteristic of Neolithic Ireland, located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8832.
Carnanbane. court tomb dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a megalithic tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Carnanbane. court tomb is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 8832.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone (5.1 km), Motte (5.5 km), Stone faced rath - one of a pair with 051 (5.6 km).
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