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The Rock of Curry

Cairn, unclassified

What is recorded here

Situated on a high hill top with extensive rock outcrop and limestone pavements, 20m NE of a steep cliff marked on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps as 'The Rock of Curry'. The Hill of Mael with its hilltop enclosure (WM003-008----) is 1km to the ENE. Slight remains of a poorly preserved circular-shaped round topped cairn (approx. diam. 12-14m; approx. H 0.75-1m) with slight depression off centre to SE. OS trig. station marking OD level of 610 ft. above sea level marked by cairn. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 8 December 2016
A Neolithic passage tomb; its location on a prominent hilltop suggests it was a significant ceremonial or burial site in the prehistoric landscape.

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