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Cairn - clearance cairn

Foffanagh, County Donegal, Ireland

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Townland
Foffanagh
County
Donegal
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
55.16265, -7.38931
SMR number
DG029-058003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

A group of three small possible field clearance cairns (DG029-058002/003-) situated on an E-W terrace on the S facing slope of Kinnagoe Hill. A hut site (DG029-048) is located 75m to the SW, a second cairn (DG029-058001-) is located 15m to the SE and a third cairn (DG029-058002-) is 10m to the E. These small cairns may be associated with a field system (DG029-059002-). The heather covered field walls of this field system can be seen to the N and S of the cairns. This heather covered cairn (diam. 3m; H 0.6m) may be the result of field clearance of the terrace on which the cairn is situated. A second possible hut site (DG029-059001-) is located 15m to the SW.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision : 24 November 2010

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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