What is recorded here

Cairn is a burial mound in County Cavan where the McKiernan Clan lived for centuries before losing the land during the Ulster Plantation. The name appears in many spellings across the years, including Carne, Carrotounie and Carntonnie, showing how often the place changed hands and identity. Stones still mark the old mound beside Carn Lough, keeping the memory of whoever first built it there.

Located on top of Slieve Glah. A trig. station is constructed on top of a grass-covered cairn (diam. 13m; max. H 3m) that has been partly quarried, but there are indications of a small rectangular cist in its upper surface. It was reported by Michael Gibbons and Jim Higgins. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 May, 2019

Burial cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its location on Slieve Glah and the presence of a possible cist suggest it was a significant local funerary monument, though its wider archaeological context remains unclear.

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