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Straid Cairn

Cairn, unclassified
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An oval-shaped cairn or mound 12.9m NE-SW, 7.3m wide and 1.75m high. Field clearance stones have been added to the N end. It is situated on pasture land. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG010-011003

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  • Andrejs Plavins / Inishowen News, www.inishowennews.com
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Ayrton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Carroll Pierce, Wikimedia Commons
  • Dr Neil Clifton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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