What is recorded here
Mystery Kakun, a giant of legend, threw stones at a church and missed, creating the cairn. The failed strike became a boundary marker, turning divine anger into useful geography.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Desertegny Church of Ireland Churchchurch/chapel · 428 yd
Lisbuck FortFairy fort / ringfort · 438 yd
Linsfort Castlecountry house · 492 yd
Castle Ross (Site of)Castle, unclassified · 1.3 mi
Stragill BeachBeach / strand · 1.4 mi
Saldána GalleryGallery · 2.4 mi
Dunree CentreMuseum · 2.4 mi
Lady's Bay, BuncranaOfficial bathing water · 3.4 mi