Dooey's Cairn
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Dooey's Cairn by Paul O'Brien as part of the Geograph project.
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Dooey's Cairn
Image: © Paul O'Brien Taken: 1 Jun 2008
This is a court cairn dating back 3000-4000 years. It is different than many other such ancient burial places as it was found to contain cremated remains. More details are available on the information boards at the site.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.001422
Longitude
-6.404754