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Cairn

Cairn, unclassified

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Cairn: A small rectangular drystone cairn on a low hillock above Lough Corrib, known locally as a Fenian grave and possibly an 18th-century memorial. Briars and time have done their work, but the stones still mark a chosen place on the skyline.
On a low hillock sloping gently to the N with panoramic views over Lough Corrib, in rough rocky pastureland. When initially inspected in April 2002, this small partially tumbled rectangular drystone cairn (L 1.6m ESE-WNW; Wth 0.8m; H 0.6m) was obscured by the growth of briars. It was known locally as a Fenian grave and it may be a memorial cairn of 18th-century date. On re-inspection in January 2023, the cairn was still extant but collapsed material was evident around all sides of it and the area itself was more densely overgrown with scrub. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Edited by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 1 February 2023
A small rectangular drystone cairn, likely dating to the Bronze Age; its position on a prominent hillock suggests it may have had a funerary or ritual function, though its specific type remains unclassified.

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