What is recorded here
On high hilltop in blanket bog. Circular collapsed cairn (diam. 8.5m; H c.1m) with remains of revetment of low upright stones on W side. Locally known as "caisealinn".
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
A circular collapsed cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, associated with funerary or ritual practices. Its location on a prominent hilltop suggests ceremonial or territorial significance.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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