What is recorded here

Cairn is a cairn, clearance cairn in Cloonyquin (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. Gannon (1972) described a cairn with a natural hollow at the centre, 8m east of the rath. Herity (1987a, 137) did not mention it. The site may have been a clearance cairn and is no longer present.

Gannon (1972) describes a cairn with a hollow at the centre, which she thinks is probably natural, as it is 8m E of the rath (RO022-083001-). It is not mentioned by Herity (1987a, 137) and may have been a clearance cairn, but it is no longer present. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Clearance cairn, likely medieval or later. Its significance is primarily archaeological, reflecting agricultural activity or landscape clearance.

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