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not idicated

Cairn, unclassified

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not idicated is a cairn, unclassified in Kilronan Mountain, County Roscommon, Ireland. On a knoll of the SE shoulder of Kilronan Mountain, a subcircular mound of stones protrudes from peat. The wide base measures sixteen metres north-south and fourteen metres east-west, rising half to eight-tenths of a metre. A conical cairn stands at the centre, reaching nearly four metres across and almost four metres high.
On a knoll of the SE shoulder of Kilronan Mountain. Subcircular mound of stones (diam. 16m N-S; 14m E-W; H 0.5-0.8m) protruding from peat with a conical cairn (diam. c. 4m; H c. 3.8m) at the centre. See the attached general view from the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A subcircular stone mound with a central conical cairn, likely a Bronze Age fulacht fiadh or ritual/ funerary site; its function remains uncertain due to limited excavation. Locally significant as a prehistoric earthwork, but wider context unclear.

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