What is recorded here
Carnkeerin is a Bronze Age cairn in County Antrim, Ireland. It is not certain whether the stones mark a burial, a boundary or a gift to the rain, but that uncertainty is what makes the place alive. A person may have carried stones from elsewhere, stacked them in darkness and left before dawn. The cairn still holds the shape of that choice.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CAIRN: CARNKEERIN. Recorded period: BRONZE AGE; UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Bronze Age cairn; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial and ritual practices in early Irish society.
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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