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In level pasture, with good views of the surrounding countryside. Indicated as a circular hillock (diam. c. 40m) on the 1838 OS 6-inch map with the accompanying name 'Carn'. The hillock is named 'Sheeaun' on the 1914 OS 6-inch map and the cairn as 'Carn (site of)'. The hillock (c. 30m N-S; c. 20m E-W; H c. 5m) is now almost entirely quarried away due to gravel extraction and there are no visible remains of the cairn. A short cist (SL025-051002-) containing two burial urns was found within the cairn (Wood-Martin 1887-8, 273).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.
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