What is recorded here

Cairn is a subcircular, grass-covered mound 12m across and 0.8-1.2m high on a level crag in County Clare, Ireland, with good views from W to E. It has several later heaps of stones, possibly penitential stations, and two hollows. Another cairn lies 188m to the E, and 11 penitential stations lie 320m to the E along the same roadway.

At a prominent location on level crag with higher ground c. 40m to the SE, but with good views from W to E. Reported by Paul Walsh in 1996. This subcircular, grass-covered cairn (diam. 12m; H 0.8-1.2m) has several later heaps of stones on it, possibly used as penitential stations. There are two hollows in the cairn. Another cairn (CL010-136----) lies c. 188m to the E. 11 penitential stations (CL010-137---- to CL010-137011-) lie c. 320m to the E along the same roadway. The following image has been uploaded: CL010-198----_01.jpg View of cairn from S Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 13 June 2023

A Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the Early to Middle Neolithic period (c. 4000–3000 BCE), representing a form of early funerary or ritual monument in the Irish landscape. Its location on a prominent crag suggests it may have had a ceremonial or territorial significance.

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