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Carranmore

Cairn, unclassified
Carranmore
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On S slope of Coomhola mountain. Irregular cairn cut by road to E. Arc of eleven stones forms low kerb on NW side. According to local tradition, associated with burials. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
A Neolithic cairn; likely dates to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its construction and kerb stones reflect early megalithic funerary practices in the region.

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