cairn ireland

A large stone cairn about 100 feet in diameter and about 25 feet high which probably covers a Passage-tomb. In a field on the opposite side of the road is an overgrown fort called Cathair Phaeter ('The pewter Fort') which consists of a collapsed stone wall with a bank outside it. There is a souterrain in the interior of the fort....

A stay in Cootehill would not be complete without a visit to Cohaw Court Cairn.
A fine example of a double court-tomb, looking as if two single court-tombs were placed back to back. There is a semicircular forecourt at each end, with five burial chambers between them.

The tomb, which was excavated in 1949, stands in a rectangular stone mound delineated by kerb-stones. A stone Age pottery vessel was found during the excavations.

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