Treanmacmurtagh Cairn at the centre of image; Treanmor is below, B & F at top right, and the main Carrowkeel group are at top left. Picture © Leo Regan.

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Treanmacmurtagh Cairn Treanmacmurtagh Cairn might be considered the central monument in the Bricklieve Mountains. It is located about half way between Carrowkeel and Kesh Corran, just to the north of the summit of its hill. The cairn is unopened, though a cist and a slab are visible within the cairn. Several kerbstones, erratic boulders, show that this is most likely a chambered cairn. The view north-west from the pinnacle of Treanmacmurtagh Cairn. Kesh Cairn is visible to the left, while the low hill on the right is called Carnanweeleen. There are said to have been three standing stones to the north of this site, which were removed during land clearing activities. The site commands a wide view, which includes most of the cairns in the Bricklieve Mountains. It is also obvious from here that cairns B and F are on a line with Treanmacmurtagh Cairn.

Sunset, Christmas day, 2000. Standing on Heapstown Cairn (where there was once a standing stone) the sun sets behind Treanmacmurtagh cairn in the Bricklieves. Carrowkeel is on the left, Kesh Corran on the right.