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Cairn

Cairn, unclassified

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Cairn is a cairn, unclassified in Ballynaglogh, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on the north-facing slope of a slight rise with extensive views to the north, east and west. The circular grass-covered structure measures seven metres across and rises eighty centimetres above the ground. Keane and Farrelly identify it as possible remains of a field-clearance cairn, while a rath lies seventy metres to the northwest.
In pasture, on the N-facing slope of a slight rise with extensive views to N, E and W. A circular grass-covered cairn (diam. 7m; H 0.8m) of medium-sized stones, possibly the remains of a field-clearance cairn (pers. comm. M. Keane and J. Farrelly). A rath (SL033-139----) lies c. 70m to NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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