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Cairn

Cairn, unclassified

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Situated at the summit of Black Rock Mountain. This is an oval cairn (dims. 9.5m E-W; 7.5m N-S; H 0.8-1.8m) composed of large granite boulders (dims. c. 1m x 0.5m x 0.3m). It may have been erected to mark a boundary between townlands. Cairn (WX009-011001-) is immediately to the N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 5 April, 2012
A Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the Early to Middle Neolithic period (c. 4000–3000 BCE). Its location on a mountain summit suggests it may have had a ritual or territorial significance.

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