poulawack

Some 4 km north-east on the road to Caherconnell a large cairn can be seen, about 0.5 km from the road, on the right. The Poulawack cairn was excavated by Harvard archaeologists in 1934. They uncovered a cemetery, with the remains of eighteen people, some bronze age potsherds and a few primitive instruments. The bodies were laid in what are called cist graves and covered with stones to a depth of over 3 m. The mound is about 20 m in diameter and contained by a low wall.