What is recorded here
Located on the flat summit of Cnoiceen Hill. This is a circular cairn (dims. 7m NE-SW; 5.3m NW-SE; H 0.2m) with no visible kerbstones conjoined with cairn (WA023-066029-) and surmounted by cairn (WA023-066031-). (Moore 1995, 200, 210, 222, 242, J8)
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 cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, associated with funerary or ritual practices; its significance is primarily local, with no specific cultural or historical details recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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