Raghtin More Summit Cairn

A circular cairn 10.6m in diameter at base 2.5m high and 3.5m in diameter at the top. There is a depression 1m deep and 2.8m in diameter at the top. It is situated on the summit of Raghtin More mountain and was used as a trigonometrical station. Many hut circles were recorded on the mountain here (O. Davies). The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age cairn, likely a funerary or ceremonial structure. Its location on a mountain summit suggests it may have had ritual or territorial significance.