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Cairn

Cairn, unclassified

What is recorded here

Cairn is a six-metre circular pile of stones on bare Clare limestone, likely a clearance heap rather than an ancient monument. It sits beside a smaller loose cairn and near a cashel and enclosure, marking human activity across periods. Moss and scrub now soften its edges, but the stones still show that people shaped this landscape repeatedly.
On low-lying bare limestone pavement, gently sloping to the S and SW, within a large multiperiod field system (CL009-030001-). This circular cairn (diam. 6m; H 1.1m) is covered by a thin layer of moss and scrub. It does not appear to be ancient, and may be a clearance cairn. There is a small loose cairn immediately to the E. A cashel (CL009-040001-) lies c. 70m to the S and an enclosure (CL009-040002-) lies c. 88m to the SSE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 6 July 2022

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