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Slieve Glah

Cairn(s)

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Also known as:
  • Pollakeel (Upper Loughtee By.)

Nearest Town:Cavan (6km WNW)
OS Ref (IE):   H462008 / Sheets: 27, 34
Latitude:53° 57' 15.84" N
Longitude:   7° 17' 46.2" W

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This monument is not in the Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan, published in 1995.

This is the entry on archaeology.ie:

Class: Cairn - burial cairn

Townland: POLLAKEEL (Upper Loughtee By.)

Scheduled for inclusion in the next revision of the RMP: Yes

Description: Located on top of Slieve Glah. A trig. station is constructed on top of a grass-covered cairn (diam. 13m; max. H 3m) that has been partly quarried, but there are indications of a small rectangular cist in its upper surface. It was reported by Michael Gibbons and Jim Higgins.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 21 May, 2019
ryaner Posted by ryaner
22nd June 2020ce