What is recorded here

Cairn is a cairn (unclassified) in Coumaraglinmountain, County Waterford, Ireland. It is a small circular stone feature, 2 metres across and 0.5 metres high, set in the col between Cnoiceen Hill to the northwest and the Monavullagh Mountains to the east. The site belongs to the national monument complex at Coumaraglinmountain under the 1996 preservation order.

Located in the col between Cnoiceen Hill to the NW and the Monavullagh Mountains to the E. A small circular cairn (diam. 2m; H 0.5m). (Moore 1995, 210, 212, 222, 243, P4) This monument forms part of the national monument complex at Coumaraglinmountain (National Monuments (Preservation) Order No. 4 of 1996). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 6 May 2011

A small circular cairn, likely Neolithic in date, situated in a mountainous landscape; its function may relate to ritual or funerary practices typical of early farming communities in the region.

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