What is recorded here

Cairn stands on a river fork near Clonaslee, where the Barrow and Clodiagh join. It is a mound holding a circle of sandstones, marking the exact point where two waters become one. The stones do not decorate the land; they witness the meeting of the rivers.

Unlocated Cairn in the vicinity of Clonaslee village (Roe, H. A Record of Archaeological Discovery, p. 10, unpublished report in Laois County Library.) Described in the report as a mound with a circle of sandstones within it, the whole situated on a fork where two rivers join (ie. River Barrow and Clodiagh join) down stream from Tinnehinch Bridge. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

A Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early burial and ritual practices in the Clonaslee area.

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