What is recorded here

Carn stands as a flattened ring atop a commanding Cork hill, its stones stripped by greedy hands until only a low circular shadow remains. A smaller modern cairn sits proud on top, perhaps built by someone who refused to let the first makers vanish entirely. The triangle marker still catches sunlight on the northeast edge, joining human measurement to older memory. Treasure hunters took most of the depth, but they never touched the reason the stones gathered there.

Not shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. In commanding position atop hill. Circular cairn (diam. 15m; H 1.95m) with small modern cairn (diam. 3m; H 0.85m) on top. Trigonometrical station on NE side. Cairn material removed on NNW side. According to Bowman (1934, 110), 'a greater part of the stones were removed by treasure hunters. It is now c. 4 feet high, diameter about 10 yards.' The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Neolithic circular cairn, likely dating to the Late Neolithic period (c. 2500–2000 BCE). Its commanding hilltop position suggests ritual or funerary significance, typical of Neolithic burial and ceremonial sites in the region.

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