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Cairn — unclassified in Rossmackowen Commons

Cairn — unclassified
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In mountain pasture, on level patch of ground on E side of Owgarriff river. Low cairn (4m N-S; 4m E-W) of smallish stone (c. 0.5m x c. 0.5m x c. 0.4m).Could be remains of robbed cairn. Local legend says "Hag of Beara" buried in this valley. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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