What is recorded here
Located on the flat top of Cnoiceen Hill. This is a triangular pyramid of stones (dims. 3.5m x 1.8m; H 1.15m) built on top of a cairn (WA023-066028-). (Moore 1995, 210, 216-18, 220-23, 243, P3)
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 Neolithic cairn with a stone pyramid structure; its significance lies in its association with early funerary or ritual practices in the region.
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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