Penitential station in Fahee South

One of a group of 11 cairns (CL010-137----/CL010-137001- to CL010-137011-) along the NE-shoulder of a ridge of exposed limestone and rough grazing at the top of a series of hairpin bends rising from the E. Listed as ‘Penitential station/cairn(s)’ in the RMP (1996) on the basis of a map annotation by Tom Coffey (1994, SMR file). They are described as ‘Stone-Heap Memorials’ in the National Folklore Collection Photograph no. A068.19.00001, taken in 1946. This comprises a subcircular cairn (diam. c. 1.7m; H 1.3m) with a thin stone slab set upright on top, resembling a grave marker, and stands c. 6m SSW of the largest cairn in the group (CL010-037----). See attached images: CL010-137002-_01.JPG View of cairn from S. CL010-137002-_02.JPG Copy of National Folklore Collection Photograph no. A068.19.00001 titled: ‘Stone-Heap Memorials: Stone heaps, Glencolumbkille.’ (Caoimhín O Danachair, 1946): https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/7256 CL010-137002-_03.jpg View of cairn from W CL010-137002-_04.jpg View of cairn from E Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 30 May 2023