Cairn

Not included in the SMR (1989) but listed in the RMP (1995) with the classification 'Cairn(s). On a slope near the bottom of a narrow valley. Two small conical cairns covered with grass. According to landowner these are clearance cairns made from stones collected by himself and his father and then planted with grass seeds. These cairns are obviously post-1700 AD in date. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC Date of upload: 06 January 2012

Clearance cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. These cairns typically mark the clearance of stone from agricultural areas and are common in upland or marginal farming landscapes.