Penitential station in Fahee South

One of a group of 11 cairns (CL010-137----/CL010-137001- to CL010-137011-) along the NE-shoulder of a ridge of exposed limestone and rough grazing at the top of a series of hairpin bends rising from the E. Listed as ‘Penitential station/cairn(s)’ in the RMP (1996) on the basis of a map annotation by Tom Coffey (1994, SMR file). They are described as ‘Stone-Heap Memorials’ in the National Folklore Collection Photograph no. A068.19.00001, taken in 1946. A roughly rectangular cairn (3.3m E-W; 1.5m N-S; H 1.6m) lying 20m N from the main cairn (CL010-137----). No upright flag noted in 2023 although noted in 1999. Several possible flags lie askew on top of the cairn. Another penitential cairn (CL010-137007-) lies c. 7m to the NW. Glencolumbkille Church and graveyard (CL010-038002- and CL010-038003--) lie c. 800m downhill to the SE. The following images have been uploaded: CL010-137006-_01.jpg View of cairn from N (cairn CL010-137---- in the background) CL010-137006-_02.jpg View from S (CL010-137007- in the background) Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 6 June 2023