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Farbreaga

Cairn, unclassified

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Located about 50m S of the summit of Farbreaga Mountain. This is a cairn (diam. 11m; max. H 0.9m) with a quarry on the N side and a pyramidal cairn built on the perimeter at SW. The pyramidal cairn is visible from the floor of the upper Dalligan river valley to the S. (Moore 1995, 199-200, J12) Moore, M. (1995) A Bronze Age setlement and ritual centre in the Monavullagh Mountains, County Waterford. PPS 61, 191-243. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008

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