Cairn - boundary cairn

The National Monuments Service's description

Marked as a cairn described in italic lettering as ‘Farbreague’ meaning ‘False man’ on the 1835 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and described as Farbreague on the 1910 ed. It is situated on a local high point of a broad, bog-covered plateau and at the point where four townlands meet, with Cloghan to the NW, Shasgar to the NE, Lissiniska to the SE and Mautiagh to the SW. The boundaries are established as stone walls, except that between Cloghan and Shasgar, which is missing. The feature is described as a stone which had the appearance of a man (H c. 2.1m [7ft]) (OS Name Books, No. 84, 597). There is a pyramid of stones (diam. 0.8m; H 1m) at the junction of the townlands.

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 23 September 2008

References

OSNB 25-inch. Ordnance Survey Name Books compiled in the course of the 1:2500 survey of Ireland. National Archives of Ireland.