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Carn — Ferta

Cairn — unclassified

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Neolithic passage tomb, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. It is significant as part of the early megalithic tradition in the Killarney area, reflecting prehistoric funerary and ritual practices in the region.

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What is recorded here

In rough hill pasture, on the NW side of a trackway (KE074-032----), on the NW-facing slope of Mangerton Mountain in Killarney National Park. An oval cairn (7.2m NW-SE; 6.8m NE-SW; H 0.45m) of compressed stones with a circular cairn (diam. 1.4m; H 0.78m) of loose stones on top. The monument is indicated on the E side of a trackway on the 1895 OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011
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