What is recorded here

Seven oval cairns are scattered across the hillside above the Glantrasna River in County Kerry, Ireland. The main mound stretches 5.7m from north to south, while smaller companions sit within twenty metres on every side. This is not a random pile of stones but a deliberate cluster, perhaps marking a family line or a boundary long forgotten. The grass on top and the exposed edges suggest age, yet the precision of the spacing remains striking.

In rough hill pasture, on a S-facing slope, overlooking the valley of the Glantrasna River. An oval cairn (5.7m N-S; 3.6m E-W; H 1.1m) of loose stones, the upper surface of which is mainly grass-covered. The perimeter is exposed SW-N. Six other cairns (KE109-001006-, KE109-001007-, KE109-001009-, KE109-001010-, KE109-001018-, KE109-001020-) are c. 14m to the WNW, c. 21m to the NNE, c. 7m to the SW, c. 14m to the E, c. 10m to the SE and c. 120m to the W, respectively. Relict field walls (KE109-001039-) are in the immediate vicinity to the S. Two other stretches of relict field boundaries (KE109-001019-, KE109-001020-) are c. 60m to the SW and c. 120m to the W, respectively. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

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