Cairn

On the coast close to sand dunes. Not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. The remains consist of a circular area (internal diam. 33m E-W) defined by a slight bank (c. 2m W; 0.5m H) with traces an inner and outer facing of stone slabs visible at NE. There is a record of slabs and stones having been removed from the site. The interior is saucer-shaped with a raised irregular area in the centre (Timoney 2016, 1-4). Revised by: Paul Walsh Revised date of upload: 23 January 2017

Neolithic ring-cairn, dating to the 4th to 3rd millennium BCE. Its coastal location suggests ritual or funerary significance, typical of Neolithic ceremonial landscapes in Atlantic Ireland.