Английская Википедия:Aghnaskeagh Cairns
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Aghnaskeagh Cairns is a chambered cairn and portal tomb forming a national monument in County Louth, Ireland.[1][2][3]
Location
Aghnaskeagh Cairns are located Шаблон:Convert south of Slieve Foy, to the west of the N1.[4][5]
History and archaeology
The two cairns may have been connected by a gallery.
Portal tomb
The northern cairn is a dolmen (portal tomb) with the capstone missing. Two portal stones (2.8 m / 9 ft high) and a back stone remain. Six Bronze Age cist burials were later added. Archeologists found potsherds, cremated bone, food vessels and a blue glass bead on the site, as well as the remains of blackberries under one of the cists, presumably as grave-goods.[6]
Chambered cairn
The southern cairn is a chambered cairn with four cists at the eastern end. Excavations revealed cremated bone, potsherds and scrapers. A burial was also made here in the early Christian era. [7][8][9]
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