What is recorded here

Cairn is a cairn (cairn circle) in Coumaraglinmountain, County Waterford, Ireland. It occupies the floor of the upper Araglin river valley at the south edge of a tributary ravine where the stream turns northwest. The circular heather-covered mound measures 4 to 4.4 metres across and rises 0.3 metres, with ten small kerbstones protruding above it. An outlying standing stone stands 2.7 metres east of the cairn, oriented tangentially to it.

Situated on the floor of the NE-SW upper Araglin river valley, at the S edge of the ravine of a NE-SW tribuatary stream at a point where it turns NW. Circular heather-covered cairn (diam. 4-4.4m; H 0.3m) defined by ten small kerbstones protruding above the cairn. Situated 2.7m E of the cairn, and oriented tangentially to it, is an outlying standing stone (dims. 0.5m x 0.15m; H 0.6m). This monument is part of a small concentrated group of monuments, with kerb circle (WA014-033018-) and ring-cairn (WA014-033013-) situated to the S, and cairn circle (WA014-033015-) built on top of it. (Moore 1995, 206, 209-10, 220-23, 242, L2) 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).

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