What is recorded here

Cairn is a circular stone structure on the S summit of Hungry Hill in County Cork, Ireland. A later cylinder called Lord Bantry's Pile occupies its SW half, built in the 18th-19th century to guide ships into Bantry Bay. Stones from the older cairn may have been reused, joining ancient and maritime purposes in one rough mountain place.

On partially peat-covered bedrock, in a rough mountain pasture area, on the S summit of Hungry Hill. The remains of a circular cairn (diam. c. 8m) are indicated by a variety of stones which protrude (H 0.1m) NW-S from the shallow peat. Elsewhere the bedrock is exposed. A more recent cylinder-shaped cairn (diam. 4m; H 2m) occupies the SW half of the original cairn. This more recent cairn is known as 'Lord Bantry's Pile' and was erected in the 18th-19th century as a navigation aid for sailing ships entering Bantry Bay. It is likely that stones from the older cairn were reused to build the substantial modern cairn. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

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