What is recorded here

Cairn is a cairn (unclassified) in Carney, Commons OF, County Tipperary, Ireland. It stands on a north-south ridge of rock outcrop in undulating countryside. The large flat-topped structure holds loosely piled stones, rises 2.5 metres and spans 11 metres at its base. A slight depression marks its top, while a disused limekiln lies nearby to the south.

Situated on a N-S ridge of rock outcrop in undulating countryside. A large flat-topped cairn of loosely piled stones (H 2.5m; base diam. 11m) with a slight depression on top. Disused limekiln located nearby to the S of the cairn. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

A large prehistoric cairn, likely dating to the Bronze Age, situated on a rocky outcrop; its function may have been funerary or ceremonial, though specific significance is not recorded.

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