| Aghnaskeagh Cairns | |
| Native Name: | Carna Áth na Sceach |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Map Type: | Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 54.0613°N -6.3579°W |
| Location: | Aghnaskeagh, Jenkinstown, County Louth, Ireland |
| Region: | Cooley Peninsula |
| Type: | chambered cairns |
| Material: | limestone |
| Built: | c. 4000–2500 BC |
| Epochs: | Neolithic |
| Archaeologists: | Emyr Estyn Evans |
| Public Access: | yes |
| Designation1: | National monument of Ireland |
| Designation1 Number: | 326 |
| Designation1 Offname: | Aghnaskeagh |
Aghnaskeagh Cairns is a chambered cairn and portal tomb forming a national monument in County Louth, Ireland.[1] [2] [3]
Aghnaskeagh Cairns are located 2.1km (01.3miles) 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]