
What is recorded here
Located on a rise towards the bottom of a NW-facing slope. It is depicted only o the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Carn’. This is an oval slightly raised grass and scrub-covered stony area (dims 16m E-W; 12m N-S: max. H 1m) with a large boulder (dims 1m x 0.7m) at the E edge.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 03 August 2011
Neolithic passage tomb; significant as a rare surviving example of an early megalithic structure in the region, though its precise date and function remain poorly understood due to limited archaeological investigation.
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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