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Encyclopedia > Carrowkeel
Two of the tombs at Carrowkeel.
Two of the tombs at Carrowkeel.
Carrowkeel
An Cheathrú Chaol


Map
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
53.1625° N 8.4964° W
Irish Grid Reference
M668125
Town population: 253 (2002)
Rural population: -
Elevation: 83 m
County: Galway
Province: Connacht

Carrowkeel (An Cheathrú Chaol in Irish) is a village in County Galway, Ireland. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 176 KB)Two of the tombs at Carrowkeel, Ireland. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 176 KB)Two of the tombs at Carrowkeel, Ireland. ... A tomb is a small building (or vault) for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... GPS satellite in orbit, image courtesy NASA GPS redirects here. ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is the statistical agency responsible for the gathering of information relating to economic, social and general activities and conditions in the Republic of Ireland, in particular the National Census which is held every five years. ... The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is the statistical agency responsible for the gathering of information relating to economic, social and general activities and conditions in the Republic of Ireland, in particular the National Census which is held every five years. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The island of Ireland is divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced cun-day), the Republic of Ireland is made up of 26 of these; Northern Ireland is comprised of the remaining six. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2002) 209,077 Website: www. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Connaught redirects here. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2002) 209,077 Website: www. ...


Carrowkeel is also the name of a Neolithic cemetery near the city of Sligo. The cairns at Carrowkeel are older than Stonehenge and the great pyramids of Egypt.


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