What is recorded here

Cairn is a boundary marker in County Limerick, Ireland, set on the ridge between Galtymore and Galtybeg where Knocknagalty and Drumleagh met. It still belongs to that border, even though grass, rain and time have hidden the stones from modern cameras. Two other cairns wait farther east, preserving a line drawn by people who no longer need naming. The mound has not disappeared; it has stopped announcing itself.

In rough pasture, on the ridge between Galtymore and Galtybeg , on the townland boundaries between Knocknagalty and Drumleagh. Boundary cairns (LI050-033/-034----) lie 80m and 260m to the E. Annotated ‘Mound’ on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. Depicted on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map as a small circular-shaped mound. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 9 November 2021

A boundary cairn, likely dating to the early historic or medieval period, used to mark territorial divisions. Its location on a prominent ridge suggests a functional role in land management and territorial definition.

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