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Carn — Carn (monaghan, By.)

Cairn — unclassified
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Carn — Carn (monaghan, By.)
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A local ancient tomb; wider significance not recorded.

What is recorded here

Situated on top of a drumlin. It is described as a ‘Carn’ in italic (1834) and gothic (1907) lettering on different editions of the OS 6-inch map. It was described in 1948 as: elliptical in shape from S to E, and c. 2 feet (0.6m) above the ground level with a shallow depression in the centre (OSFM). It had been removed by 1967. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 13 December 2017
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