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Cairn

Cairn, unclassified

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Cairn is a small low mound of stones in County Carlow, Ireland, standing about one metre across and forty centimetres high. It belongs to a large group of similar cairns, suggesting people marked that landscape repeatedly rather than placing a single lonely stone. The mound may have guided travellers, honoured a forgotten event, or simply gave the hand a reason to shape stone into form.
A small low mound of stones (diam. c. 1m; H c. 0.4m). Recorded by Ó Murchú (2011, 77) as part of a Master's thesis (Survey number: C26). One of a large group of cairns (see CW026-019----). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 08 November 2013
A small prehistoric cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age; its significance lies in its association with a broader landscape of cairns in the region, indicating patterns of ritual or funerary practice.

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