Summer solstice outing led by Sally Siggins (SFC President/current Carrowmore Head Guide) with talks by Austin McTiernan  and Martin A. Timoney 

Friday, 21st June 2024 at 6pm  (note time change)

Meet at Carrowmore Visitor Centre, F91 E638. Booking not required.

Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery is the oldest and the densest concentration of Neolithic tombs in Ireland. These are among the reasons the site has been placed on Ireland’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites, together with the other monuments that comprise The Passage Tomb Landscape of County Sligo.  The site is located near Sligo town on the Cúil Íorra Peninsula, at the heart of Neolithic north-west Ireland. Remains of over 35 passage tombs are found here, constructed almost 6,000 years ago.

Lecturers

The outing will be led by Sally Siggins (SFC President/current Carrowmore Head Guide) with talks by Austin McTiernan (retired Carrowmore Head Guide), and Martin A. Timoney (SFC Past President/Local Archaeologist)

Wear appropriate footwear for grass paths and suitable weatherproof clothing.