What is recorded here

Cairn is a cairn (ring-cairn) in Scartnadrinymountain, County Waterford, Ireland. It occupies a subcircular heather-covered area 12 metres north-south and 11.5 metres east-west, defined by a stone ring and a smaller attached ring-cairn at the north. A short end of a rectangular cist abuts the inner edge at the southeast, while part of the main ring is disturbed at the east. Forestry operations damaged the site in 1993, but the area remains unplanted.

Situated on a col below Carrickaruppera rock outcrop, c. 300m to the N and an area of rock outcrop c. 100m to the SE. Subcircular heather-covered area (ext. dims. 12m N-S; 11.5m E-W; int. dim. 8.6-8.9m) defined by a stone ring, with a short end of a rectangular cist (WA014-009005-) (dims. 2.3m x 0.6m) abutting the inner edge of the cairn at SE. Part of the ring is disturbed at E and a smaller ring-cairn (ext. diam. 3m; int. diam. 1.2m) is attached at N. A kerb circle (WA014-009002-) is adjacent c. 10 to the NE and a cairn (WA014-009003-) is c. 30m to S. It was damaged by forestry operations in 1993, but the area remains unplanted. (Moore 1995, 200, 205, K1) Moore, M. (1995) A Bronze Age setlement and ritual centre in the Monavullagh Mountains, County Waterford. PPS 61, 191-243. 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: 17 November 2010

A ring-cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, possibly associated with ritual or funerary activity; its location on a col suggests a strategic or ceremonial significance in the landscape.

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