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Carn in Altavra

Cairn, unclassified
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What is recorded here

Located towards the head of a NE-SW valley on the SE side of a stream, in an area of rough pasture. It is indicated only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a 'Carn'. This is a loose circular cairn (diam. 10.5m; max. H 1.4m) with an oval quarry (dims 4.3m NNW-SSE; 3.6m ENE-WSW; D 1-1.4m) at the centre. There is no evidence of a kerb or other structural features.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE016-004

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Photo credits
  • Drumkeerin GAA (official club site publisher); individual photographer not named, drumkeeringaa.com
  • Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Dromahair Arts and Recreation Centre (publisher); individual photographer not stated, discoverdromahairpark.ie
  • Michael Murtagh, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Dieglop, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • NTF30, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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