Bricklieve Mountains Explained

The Bricklieve Mountains or Bricklieve Hills [1] are a range of hills in south County Sligo, Ireland. They are dotted with ancient passage tombs known as the Carrowkeel tombs or Bricklieve tombs.[2] The name of the hills is a possible reference to their appearance when more quartz rock survived outside the cairns, making them sparkle in the sun. The hills cover an area of 25sqkm and include only two major hills, Carrowkeel at 321m (1,053feet), and Kesh Corann at 359m (1,178feet).[3] The Caves of Kesh are on the west side of Kesh Corran.

References

54.05°N -30°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bricklieve/An Bricshliabh . Placenames Database of Ireland.
  2. Springs, Kurt (2015). "Landscape Contexts of Wedge Tombs in the Northwest of Ireland". Journal of World Anthropology, Volume 2, number 1. p.115
  3. News: Bricklieve Mountains. Don Cotton. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171119072329/http://staffweb.itsligo.ie/staff/dcotton/Bricklieve_mountains.html. 19 November 2017. 5 June 2017.