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In upland area at the S edge of a conifer plantation , immediately W of the townland boundary with Killeen. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a trigonometrical station. Annotated ‘Carn’ on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map where it is depicted as a roughly circular-shaped mound marking a spot height of 1243ft (378m). Faint trace of cairn visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 2 September 2021

A portal dolmen dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age; its significance lies in its possible association with early survey mapping and as a surviving megalithic monument in an upland setting.