What is recorded here
According to a report in the NMI (Cahill and Sikora 2011, Vol. 2, 524-6), a forest track cut through a 'cairn' at this location. Prehistoric pottery, worked flint and cremated bone were recovered from the site and brought to the NMI by Paddy Healy in 1979. The cremated remains represented one, possibly male, young adult.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 24 July 2012
A Neolithic cairn; significant for the recovery of prehistoric pottery, worked flint, and cremated bone, indicating ritual or funerary use.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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