Cairn

Situated at the crest of a ridge overlooking Bearna na Madra gap to the S and lowlands E and W of the Monavullagh Mountains. This is a low cairn (dims. 7.9m N-S; 6.2m E-W; H 0.3-0.6m) with a hollow at the centre, where two contiguous stones (L 0.9m; 1m) on the NE sides might be from a cist. (Moore 1995, 199-200, J7) Moore, M. (1995) A Bronze Age settlement and ritual centre in the Monavullagh Mountains, County Waterford. PPS 61, 191-243. 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: 19 November 2010

A Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE; its central hollow may indicate a ritual or funerary function typical of early megalithic traditions in the region.