What is recorded here

Carnawaddy is a circular cairn on a Louth summit, twenty-three metres across and nearly five metres high, with kerb stones still visible at its north-east edge. A modern depression marks the top, perhaps covering the buried chamber Stubbs claimed to have seen. The mound may have hidden a death chamber for centuries before human curiosity pried it open, returning the bones and secrets to the dark earth above.

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Circular cairn situated on the summit of Carnawaddy (diam. c. 23m, max. H c. 4.7m). Traces of kerb remain from N-NE. Modern depression (diam. 1.2m, D 1.7m) in WSW of top of cairn. Stubbs (CLAJ 1909, 129) records a 'cave' in the cairn, but Tempest (CLAJ 1934, 191-2) suggests that it has not been opened. This is presumably a reference to a burial chamber which may have been uncovered during the disturbance noted on top of the cairn.

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