Croghaun Cairn, looking south.

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Croghaun, Co Donegal It is a steep but rewarding climb to get to this monument, mainly for the view. The surrounding land is cultivated except for some rough pasture on top. The cairn is on the highest point and commands a wide view. Truskmore, the highest part of the Dartry range in Sligo/Leitrim can be seen, as can Nephin in Mayo. Muckish mountain in north Donegal also makes quite a presence on the horizon to the west. Each of those mountains has a cairn on top. The chamber in the cairn appears to have collapsed or been looted (above). I had no compass, but it appears to have been oriented to the south. Layers of clay, like those at Knowth, can be seen where it has collapsed. The cairn is surrounded by a stone wall which probably dates from the same time as the cairn. It is classed as a hillfort, some 80 meters in diameter. Kilmonaster is about 3 Km to the west, and Beltany about 5 Km to the northwest.