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Clermont Cairn
Native name
Irish: Carnán Mhaighréid Náir
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Type chambered cairn / court cairn
Location Black Mountain, Cooley Mountains
County Louth, Ireland
Area Cooley Mountains
Elevation 508 m (1,667 ft)
Height 4 m (13 ft)
Built c. 4000–3500 BC
Official name: Ravensdale Park Cairn
Reference no. 597
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Clermont Cairn, also called Black Mountain Chambered Cairn (Irish: Carnán Mhaighréid Náir), is a chambered cairn and National Monument located in the Cooley Mountains, County Louth, Republic of Ireland.

Location

Clermont Cairn is located atop Black Mountain in the Cooley Mountains, which overlook the Cooley Peninsula. The mountain itself, and the radio transmission site are also sometimes called "Clermont Ca[i]rn."

History

Clermont Cairn was constructed in the early Neolithic, c. 4000–3500 BC, and forms part of the Clyde-Carlingford group of court cairns. The mound has been disturbed by quarrying and blasting.

Description

This circular hilltop cairn is 21 m (69 ft) in diameter and over 4 m (13 ft) high, with the remains of a trapezoidal cairn 3.5 m (11 ft) long in the southwest part. Three lintels are in position and the rear part is corbelled. Surrounding this was a court (5.5 × 7 m) and a gallery containing at least two burial chambers.

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