What is recorded here
Situated on a gentle to marked W-facing mountain slope with extensive views to the S and W, 450m E of another cairn (WI015-067----). Circular cairn of granite with some quartz (diam. 9m; H 0.5-1m) with a disturbed hollow central area partly covered in peat.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
A circular cairn, likely of Bronze Age date, possibly associated with funerary or ritual practices; its location and construction suggest a connection to broader prehistoric landscape use.
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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