View of Cairn H from Cairn I. Note the 'dip' in the kerbstone in the foreground.
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Loughcrew - Cairn H Cairn H is, in some respects, possibly the most interesting of the cairns at Loughcrew. The monument has a typical cruciform chamber constructed within a mound of about 16 meters in diameter. There are some beautifully executed spirals on the sillstone covering the entrance to the right-hand recess, which contains a large basin stone.
The roofless chamber of Cairn H. Conwell examined Cairn H in 1865 and 1868 and made many finds, some from the neolithic and some from much later. You can read his excavation reoprt on the next page. In 1943 Joseph Raftery excavated the monument, and his finds (which are still unpublished) led him to conclude that this monument was, in fact, constructed in the Iron Age, mainly because he found many carved bone slips (illustrated, left) at the foundation levels. |
