The Carrowkeel passage tombs. Irish quaternary Association Field Guide No. 30
The Bricklieve Mountains, where the majority of the Carrowkeel-Keashcorran passage tombs are situated, are a place of interest not only from an archaeological perspective but also in terms of geology and geomorphology, botany and zoology. Their importance is highlighted by the Natural Heritage Area and Special Area of Conservation status given to this landscape. The hills are comprised of rocky outcrops and sheer limestone cliffs; dramatic views abound in almost all directions, especially to the north and across the Lough Arrow to Moytirra.
As well as the humanly made sites, such as the passage tombs that are the focus of this section of the guide, the numerous caves in the area are of considerable interest. Of these the Caves of Kesh on the west side of Kesh Corran Mountain are the most widely known. Here late-glacial (or immediately post glacial) fauna including Arctic lemming were recovered in excavations by Scharff in the first years of the twentieth century. Other finds from the caves – including some that have only recently been dated – point to human use, particularly in the Iron Age (Dowd, forthcoming). Beside caves and passage tombs, the area is home to many other archaeological monuments, including numerous barrows and monuments representing all the main megalithic traditions in Ireland. But it is the many cairns located in these hills that have been the primary focus here since the excavations led by R.A.S. Macalister, R.L. Praeger and E.C.R. Armstrong in 1911 .
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