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Carn — Cappaghkennedy

Cairn — unclassified

Why this matters

Neolithic passage tomb, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. Its location on a prominent hilltop suggests ritual or ceremonial significance, typical of Neolithic funerary and ceremonial sites in the region.

What is recorded here

At the highest point (OD 782’) in Cappaghkennedy, in rough pasture, with wide views out to the NW and NE and within an extensive multiperiod field system (CL010-064001-). Indicated and labelled ‘Carn’ on both the first (1842) and Cassini (1920) editions of the OS 6-inch map. This grass-covered circular cairn (diam. c. 10m; H 1.2-1.6m) has a slight hollow (0.4m) at the top which is the likely former location of a trigonometrical station also shown on the OS 6-inch mapping. Large and medium sized flagstones are scattered on S side of the cairn. There is a second cairn (CL010-030----) c. 110m to the NW, and a third (CL010-029----) c. 165m to the W. Compiled by Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 8 February 2023
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