Carna Áth na Sceach | |
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  Shown within Ireland | |
| Location | Aghnaskeagh, Jenkinstown, County Louth, Ireland |
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| Region | Cooley Peninsula |
| Coordinates | 54°03′41″N 6°21′29″W / 54.061279°N 6.357918°W |
| Type | chambered cairns |
| History | |
| Material | limestone |
| Founded | c. 4000–2500 BC |
| Periods | Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Emyr Estyn Evans |
| Public access | yes |
| Official name | Aghnaskeagh |
| Reference no. | 326 |
Aghnaskeagh Cairns is a chambered cairn and portal tomb forming a national monument in County Louth, Ireland.[1][2][3]
Aghnaskeagh Cairns are located 2.1 km (1.3 mi) south of Slieve Foy, to the west of the N1.[4][5]
The two cairns may have been connected by a gallery.
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]
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]