What is recorded here
Cairn Hill in Cavanakill is a prehistoric burial mound where dead people were laid beneath stones long before written history. The hill still stands in County Armagh, marking a place where the living once honored the dead. It may have been a boundary, a shrine, or a family grave, but the stones remain.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CAIRN: CAIRN HILL. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3700–3000 BCE). It is significant as part of a broader network of passage tombs in the Boyne Valley and surrounding areas, reflecting early ritual and burial practices in Ireland.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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