What is recorded here

Cairn is a cairn (unclassified) in Toureen, County Tipperary, Ireland. It stands on the northern spur of the easternmost summit of the Galtee Mountain range, where the land slopes east but remains level west. The low circular structure reaches 7 to 7.5 metres across and rises 0.8 metres high. Small old red sandstone boulders form its body beneath low heather, while larger stones cluster along the eastern edge, especially in the southeast quadrant.

On the northern spur of the easternmost summit of the Galtee Mountain range. The spur runs N-S with ground falling away to E, though it is fairly level to the W. A cairn (TS075-064----) is visible on Bain summit c. 400m to the SSW. A low circular cairn (diam. 7-7.5m; max. H 0.8m) identified by Bob Withers. It consists of small boulders of old red sandstone covered in low heather, though there are some larger boulders on the E side, particularly in the SE quadrant. A more recent cairn (H 1m) has been constructed on top creating a pile of loose stones. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 30 April 2019

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