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Cairn

Cairn, unclassified

What is recorded here

Cairn is a cairn, unclassified in Carrownamaddoo (tireragh By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It stood in the upper reaches of the Ox Mountains on the boundary between Carrownamaddoo and Cloonagh townlands. The site has been removed, and it was probably a relatively modern boundary marker rather than an genuine antiquity.
Situated in the upper reaches of the Ox Mountains on the boundary between Carrownamaddoo and Cloonagh townlands. Not marked on the 1837 OS edition of the OS 6-inch map. The site has been removed. It was probably a relatively modern boundary marker rather than an genuine antiquity. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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