What is recorded here
Cairn is a long low circular stone structure on a west-facing slope in County Carlow, Ireland. It is one of a large group of similar cairns, almost completely covered in peat. The hidden stones may still hold the shape of hands that stacked them during storms or celebrations.
On a W facing slope, a long low circular cairn (L. c. 5m; Wth c. 2.5m; max H 0.75m) almost completely covered in peat. Recorded by Ó Murchú (2011, 69) as part of a Master's thesis (Survey number: C10). One of a large group of cairns (see CW026-019----).
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 30 October 2013
A Neolithic cairn, likely a funerary monument, dating to the 4th–3rd millennia BCE. Its location and form suggest it is part of a broader prehistoric landscape, though its specific significance remains under-researched.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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