What is recorded here

Cairn is a cairn (unclassified) in Boladurragh, County Wexford, Ireland. Situated at the summit of Black Rock Mountain, this oval cairn measures 9.5 metres east to west and 7.5 metres north to south, with a height of 0.8 to 1.8 metres. The structure is composed of large granite boulders approximately 1 metre by 0.5 metres by 0.3 metres and may have been erected to mark a boundary between townlands. Another cairn stands immediately to the north of this site.

Situated at the summit of Black Rock Mountain. This is an oval cairn (dims. 9.5m E-W; 7.5m N-S; H 0.8-1.8m) composed of large granite boulders (dims. c. 1m x 0.5m x 0.3m). It may have been erected to mark a boundary between townlands. Cairn (WX009-011001-) is immediately to the N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 5 April, 2012

A Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the Early to Middle Neolithic period (c. 4000–3000 BCE). Its location on a mountain summit suggests it may have had a ritual or territorial significance.

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