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<< Text Pages >> Tievebaun - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Leitrim

Submitted by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 13 April 2016  Page Views: 1497

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tievebaun
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Leitrim Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Sligo  Nearest Village: Glenade
Latitude: 54.397891N  Longitude: 8.35625W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Burial Chamber in Co. Leitrim

A recently discovered tomb on Tievebaun mountain.
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Tomb thought to be more than 5,000 years old discovered by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 13 April 2016
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A hilltop tomb recently discovered close to the edge of Tievebaun mountain on the Sligo/Leitrim border may be more than 5,000 years old , according to the archaeologist who found it.

Michael Gibbons said a series of discoveries in this area – including animal enclosures, field systems, and booley settlements – suggests that there are layers of history spanning the Neolithic period, the iron age, the bronze age and the post medieval period on these uplands.

Mr Gibbons, who discovered other tombs in this area a decade ago, said that the hilltop tomb, which was a sacred site up to 3,500 BC, was probably not discovered before now because of its dramatic setting on the edge of the mountain.

“This dramatic spur would have been regarded as being on the edge of the world and at the entrance to another world,” said the archaeologist, who worked on the excavation of the Carrowmore complex of megalithic tombs in Co Sligo some decades ago.

He said the discoveries challenge the widely held view that there were no significant upland settlements in north Leitrim in pre-historic times.

The archaeologist also pointed out that following carbon dating of human remains found last year in a cave on Knocknarea mountain in Co Sligo, by a team led by Dr Marion O’Dowd, it had been established that the Sligo/Leitrim uplands were settled 5500 years ago.

Mr Gibbons discovered the tomb on Tievebaun while exploring an area above the well know landmark the Eagle’s Rock, close to Truskmore mast, some months ago.

“This is a spectacular tomb. It was an incredible achievement to construct it here,” he said.

He said it was extraordinary to think that humans had survived on this plateau which is about 1,000ft above today’s modern settlements. It was also an indicator of climate change. “Obviously it was a good deal warmer and drier in the early Neolithic period,” he said.

Source: The Irish Times
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