What is recorded here
Cairn is a low circular stone heap at the top of a west-facing slope in County Carlow. It is one of a large group of similar cairns, not a unique monument. A person may have placed stones there to mark a boundary, honour a death or simply enjoy the view. The flat top and modest size suggest practical use rather than ceremonial grandeur.
At the top of a W facing slope, a low circular cairn (diam. 1.8m; H 0.3m). Recorded by Ó Murchú (2011, 80) as part of a Master's thesis (Survey number: C33). One of a large group of cairns (see CW026-019----).
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 11 November 2013
A small unclassified cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age; its significance is primarily as part of a wider group of cairns in the area.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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