What is recorded here

Cairn is a burial mound in County Limerick, Ireland, where human remains may have been placed beside the River Deel and Shannon Estuary. Its oval shape still appears in satellite images, though it never appeared on older maps. The stones may have marked a life, a loss, or a boundary between people and water.

In low-lying, gently undulating pasture, overlooking the River Deel c. 0.9km to E and the Shannon Estuary to N. A second similar feature (LI010-125----) lies approx. 90m to S. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified is Site 2 in 1999 as a possible enclosure by Celie O’Rahilly when walking the route of a proposed ESB power line. Monument is visible as an irregular oval-shaped stony area on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 08/04/2015. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 6 July 2020

Burial cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its location near the River Deel and Shannon Estuary suggests a possible ritual or funerary significance in a landscape with potential for wider ceremonial use.

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