What is recorded here
Located at the summit of Shauneenabreaga Mountain. This is a cairn (diam. 11m; H 0.5-1.6m) with a windbreak and a pyramid of stones erected on top of it.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008
A cairn with a windbreak and stone pyramid, likely Bronze Age; its elevated position suggests ritual or territorial significance.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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