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Cairn

Cairn, cairn circle
Cairn
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Situated on a gentle W-facing slope between the NE-SW Araglin River c. 30m to the NW, and a tributary to the S. Circular grass-covered cairn (diam. 4-4.5m; H 0.2-0.3m) defined by kerbstones which barely protrude above the cairn. (Moore 1995, 205, 223, 228, 242, L1) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 18 November 2010 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 4/1996).
A circular cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, associated with funerary or ritual practices; its kerb-stone construction suggests a regional megalithic tradition.

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