Cairn - burial cairn

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated atop high ground with panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. Ordnance Survey trigonomterical station marking spot height 894ft. lies 35m to NNW and hilltop enclosure (WI035-074---) 80m to N. Meandering dry-stone wall running roughly E-W marking townland boundary with Glenteige 10m to S, two other meandering walls to the N and running parallel to the townland boundary may be remains of a prehistoric field system (WI025-075----).
Present remains consist of a circular-shaped pile (H c. 2.5m; base diam. 18m E-W x 16.5m N-S; Top diam. 8.6m E-W x 10m N-S ) of stones partially heather covered which has the appearance of a possible prehistoric burial cairn, although the possibility of a clearance or boundary cairn cannot be ruled out. There is a small circular-shaped chamber or cavity (diam. 1.2m; D 0.6m ) located off centre to S in the cairn which may have been a later booley shelter or hut site. The suggestion or outline of other similar chambers and possibly an L-shaped passage which are now obscured by stone collapse.

Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 18 December 2017