Carn

In pasture, on S-facing slope c. 50m to SE of wedge tomb (6426) and c. 35m S of standing stone (6867); site of Man-made underground passage (9108) to S. Subcircular cairn (13m N-S; 9.2m E-W; H 1.3m) with field clearance stones dumped on top. Slight depression in upper surface to S side. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Neolithic subcircular cairn, likely dating to the Early to Middle Neolithic period (c. 4000–3000 BCE). Its proximity to a wedge tomb, standing stone, and underground passage suggests it is part of a wider ritual or funerary landscape.