What is recorded here
Cairn, an unclassified stone monument in County Mayo, Ireland, holds no public story despite sitting within the reach of human memory. Its stones may have marked a burial, a boundary, or a moment when someone stopped running and faced the sky. The absence of a record does not erase the act of building; it withholds the name of the hand that placed the first stone.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
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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Inis DoireIslet · 2.9 mi
Trá na SraitheBeach / strand · 3.2 mi
Derreens IslandIslet · 3.7 mi
Site of CastleCastle, unclassified · 4.9 mi
Site of Myles Barretts CastleCastle, unclassified · 5.2 mi