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Cairn

Cairn, cairn circle
Cairn
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Situated at the NE edge of the col between Cnoiceen Hill to the SW and the Monavullagh Mountains to the S and E. There is an old N-S track immediately to the E. This is a circular grass-covered cairn (diam. 3.5m) defined by five kerbstones (L 0.4-0.6m; H 0.1-0.3m). (Moore 1995, 212, 222-3, 232-3, 243, L7) This monument forms part of the national monument complex at Coumaraglinmountain (National Monuments (Preservation) Order No. 4 of 1996). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 29 April 2011
A circular grass-covered cairn, likely dating to the Bronze Age; its small size and location suggest it may be a funerary or ritual monument, though specific significance is not recorded.

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