What is recorded here

Cairn is a flat-topped Neolithic structure in County Cork, Ireland, built around 3000 BC. Tradition holds that people gathered there for midwinter festivals, adding ritual life to its ancient stones. It still stands near Skeagh, preserving a rare glimpse of that distant human world.

Described by Quinn and Carroll (2010) as ‘a cairn located to N of wall 19 in rough pasture/bog. Orientated N/S. Low mound of stones similar to nearby cairns. Length 6m, Width 3.4m, Height 0.3m.' Quinn, A and Carroll, M (2010) ‘Archaeological, Architectural and Cultural Heritage Assessment for a Proposed Wind Farm at Doonens Co. Cork’, Unpublished report, Tobar Archaeological Services. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 21 August 2013

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