Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Cairnfield in Coumaraglinmountain

Cairnfield
View what I want to do
No photo yet

Add your own picture and explain the route, parking, gates, paths or landmarks that help people find it.

Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.

Add your photo and local directionsShare what you found

What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle W-facing, heather-covered slope on the floor of the SE-NW Monavar valley. About 110 clearance cairns cover an area of c. 7ha. The cairns (diams. 3-5m; max. H 0.5m) are placed 10m to 30m apart, and it extends SW of the stream in the area of the field system (WA023-066049----). (Moore 1995, 194, 225, 240, A2) This monument forms part of the national monument complex at Coumaraglinmountain (National Monuments (Preservation) Order No. 4 of 1996). 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: 29 April 2011

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.