First documented on the Ordnance Survey’s six-inch map of 1834-5, this circular monument measures approximately 12 metres across and rises just a metre from the surrounding landscape. The cairn occupies a slight elevation amongst rocky outcrops, its western edge bearing the scars of turf cutting that has exposed three of the original revetment stones that once formed its outer face.

The site gained archaeological attention in the 1830s when excavators discovered a substantial stone cist within the mound. According to contemporary accounts, particularly those recorded by Fagan between 1845 and 1848, the grave chamber consisted of stone slabs forming an enclosure some six to seven feet in length, topped with an impressive capstone measuring six feet and three inches. Inside, the excavators found what they described as pulverised earth mixed with calcined bones; the remains of someone who had been cremated before interment, a common burial practice in prehistoric Ireland.

Today, the cairn stands partly overgrown, a subtle reminder of Ireland’s deep prehistory. Though its exact age remains uncertain, such monuments typically date from the Neolithic to Bronze Age periods, when communities invested considerable effort in creating lasting memorials for their dead. The presence of pottery vessels alongside the human remains, as noted in the original excavation reports, suggests this was the grave of someone of particular importance to their community, their final resting place marked by tons of carefully placed stones that have endured for millennia.