What is recorded here
Cairn: In rough hill pasture, on a S-facing slope, in the valley of the Coomeelan Stream. A circular cairn (diam. 3.8m; H 0.8m) of loose, partially grass-covered stones, protrudes above the surface of the bog. Kerbing is evident NE-SW. Relict field boundaries (KE103-006001-) are 8m to the N and E. The above description is
In rough hill pasture, on a S-facing slope, in the valley of the Coomeelan Stream. A circular cairn (diam. 3.8m; H 0.8m) of loose, partially grass-covered stones, protrudes above the surface of the bog. Kerbing is evident NE-SW. Relict field boundaries (KE103-006001-) are 8m to the N and E.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
A circular cairn, likely of Bronze Age date, possibly a funerary or ritual monument; its location on a slope above a stream suggests a strategic or symbolic placement within the landscape.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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