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Cairn

Cairn, unclassified
Cairn
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On top of a low hill, in a deciduous forest. Roughly circular cairn of stones (H 3.2m; 15m N-S; 16m E-W). The sides are roughly-stepped with the steps decreasing in height from the base upwards. At the top is a flat roughly circular summit (3m N-S; 3.8m E-W). The cairn is best preserved N->E but has suffered a partial collapse along its S arc. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
A roughly circular cairn, likely of Bronze Age date, characterized by stepped construction and a flat central area, indicating possible ritual or funerary use. Its location on a prominent hill suggests a ceremonial or territorial significance within the local landscape.

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