What is recorded here
Cairn is an unclassified stone monument in County Galway, a place where human hands shaped the landscape before written memory began. The stones may have marked a boundary, a burial or a prayer, but that purpose has faded into the green Atlantic dark. What remains is a quiet invitation to imagine the lives that built it and the centuries that buried their names.
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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