What is recorded here

Indicated is a 43-metre oval cairn on a Mayo height, traditionally called Eochy's Cairn and believed to bury King Eochai, the last Fir Bolg king. It sits inside a henge, overlooks the west and north, and may still cover a hidden passage grave. The stones mark both a royal death and a boundary between human history and older myth.

In pasture, on a height sloping downwards to the W. Commanding view to W and N. Oval-shaped cairn (diam. 43m E-W; H 6m) delimited by kerbing on the S. Situated in interior of henge (MA117-042002-). Harbison (1970, 172) suggests the cairn may cover a passage grave. It is traditionally known as 'Eochy's Cairn' and according to legend is the burial place of King Eochai, last king of of the Fir Bolg. This is a National Monument in State guardianship (No. 246). The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 30. Date of upload: 7 November 2013

Oval-shaped cairn, likely Neolithic in date, associated with a henge monument. Its location on an elevated site suggests ritual or ceremonial significance within a broader prehistoric landscape.

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