What is recorded here

Carn is a loose circular stone ring in rough pasture at the head of a Leitrim valley, with an oval quarry cut through its middle. It has no kerb, no chamber and no visible purpose beyond marking the land. In that empty shape, human intention still appears: someone gathered stone, broke ground and left a hole where the valley could be seen.

Located towards the head of a NE-SW valley on the SE side of a stream, in an area of rough pasture. It is indicated only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a 'Carn'. This is a loose circular cairn (diam. 10.5m; max. H 1.4m) with an oval quarry (dims 4.3m NNW-SSE; 3.6m ENE-WSW; D 1-1.4m) at the centre. There is no evidence of a kerb or other structural features. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 4000–3000 BCE). Its significance lies in its classification as a 'carn,' a term used in Cornwall and west Devon for chambered tombs, indicating a regional variant of Neolithic funerary architecture.

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