'Carrowkeel - Cairn K' : Passage Tomb
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Visit Notes
Sunday, 29th December 2002
What a wonderful place! The 3m high corbelled roof is fantastic - and is probably the oldest surviving example. Like Carrowkeel - Cairn G (County Sligo) this is a spectacular tomb. The passage is very awkward to enter, but once you are inside the effort is worth it.
There are three sub-chambers, again like Cairn G, forming a cruciform layout. Each is marked by a low sill-stone and narrow flanking orthostats . In the right-hand one there is a triangular back stone, which looks like a mountain peak.
I sat in here for quite some time feeling very comfortable. Despite the temperatures outside being quite low the air inside was surprisingly pleasant. I suppose like many of these places there is hardly any variance throughout the year and so entering here on a hot summer's day would be a superb relief.
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Sunday, 7th March 2004
I do so love this one. Crawling inside and sitting at the rear of the chamber is great. It's even better when you can see that it points at a fantastic horizon.
It was about 1pm when I was here and while I was here I was joined by a young couple who obviously come here fairly often. They too couldn't believe how great the visibility was. I didn't see anyone else until around 4pm when I left. This is a great place to have all to yourself and your thoughts.
Saturday, 19th June 2010
This monument does indeed need 6 stars! It is one of the finest in the land.
I was on my way back to Carrowkeel - Cairn G (County Sligo) to see the final moments of the sunset when I stopped off here and crawled inside. The passage is aligned in a roughly northerly-ish direction and not to the sunset, but the amount of light that was penetrating the chamber was incredible!
The whole of the inside was lit up. It was sitting and basking in this light inside this glorious monument that made me miss the final moments of the event I came to witness at Cairn G. I am happy that I got to sit here alone and enjoy these moments.
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