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Situated on a gentle N/NE-facing slope overlooking the Rocky Valley ravine to the N. Two cairns described in Ordnance Survey letters (O’Flanagan 1928, 18). The larger cairn (diam. c. 16m; H 2.7m) lay c. 25m to the S of the smaller one (diam. c. 9.4m). Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 November 2012

Neolithic cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 4000–3000 BCE). Its size and location suggest it may have been a significant communal burial or ceremonial site in a landscape rich with prehistoric monuments.