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Carn

Cairn, unclassified

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Carn is a roughly circular cairn on the summit of Bruse Hill in County Cavan, Ireland. Modern digging has disturbed the stones, and a triangulation point now stands atop the ancient marker. The place still belongs to the hill, even when human tools have rearranged its shape.
Situated on the summit of Bruse Hill. A roughly circular cairn (H 1.2m; dims. 21.5 N-S; 19m E-W) with large stones placed about the perimeter at SE and ENE. Greatly disturbed by modern digging. A triangulation point has been erected on top of the cairn. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
A roughly circular cairn, likely Neolithic in origin, situated on Bruse Hill. Its location and form suggest it may have functioned as a ritual or funerary monument, though its significance is obscured by modern disturbance.

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