Cairn - unclassified

The National Monuments Service's description

Included in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 4 North Cork' (2000) under the entry for a cist (CO013-035----):
In pasture, on NE-facing slope. Oval cairn (4.2m E-W; 2.4m N-S; H 0.67m) with cist at W end; slab at E end. Low crescent-shaped area of cairn material on S side may indicate larger mound originally. According to Bowman (1934, 442) 'levelled; traces of the circular fence may still be seen'. Cist consists of square area enclosed by 4 upright stones (0.54m x 0.68m; 0.88m x 0.9m; 0.6m x 1.4m; Wth 0.6m); hawthorn in centre. According to Bowman (1934, 442) 'stone which covered the cist lies nearby, it measures 3ft by 2ft 10in by 3in'; possibly stone at E end of cairn (0.4m x 0.36m x 0.05m) although dimensions differ.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009