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Cairn — cairn circle in Coumaraglinmountain

Cairn — cairn circle
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Cairn — cairn circle in Coumaraglinmountain
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Situated on the floor of the NE-SW upper Araglin river valley, at the S edge of the ravine of a NE-SW tribuatary stream at a point where it turns NW. Circular heather-covered cairn (diam. 4-4.4m; H 0.3m) defined by ten small kerbstones protruding above the cairn. Situated 2.7m E of the cairn, and oriented tangentially to it, is an outlying standing stone (dims. 0.5m x 0.15m; H 0.6m). This monument is part of a small concentrated group of monuments, with kerb circle (WA014-033018-) and ring-cairn (WA014-033013-) situated to the S, and cairn circle (WA014-033015-) built on top of it. (Moore 1995, 206, 209-10, 220-23, 242, L2) 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 18 November 2010 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 4/1996).

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