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Slieve Gullion South Cairn (known locally as Calliagh Berra’s House) is a 100ft-diameter prehistoric round cairn, located on the summit of Slieve Gullion in the townland of Slieve Gullion, County Armagh. It contains a passage grave of dry-stone walling with a lintelled roof to the passage and a corbelled roof to the chamber. The chamber is octagonal, with a small end chamber set in the wall opposite the passage. The outer edge of the cairn was bounded by a kerb. At 1894ft, it is the highest surviving passage tomb in the British Isles. The monument is in the care of the Department for Communities. The monument is within the council area of Newry, Mourne and Down.
SMR Number: ARM028:007
Place Type: Prehistoric Burial Site
Alternative name(s): Calliagh Berra’s House
Historic County: Armagh
Lat, Long: 54.121705,-6.433757
Grid Reference: J 0245 2031
Townland: Slieve Gullion TD
Civil Parish: Forkill CP
Council Area: Newry, Mourne and Down CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 332536
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Slieve_Gullion_South_Cairn,_Armagh_332536
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SMR Number: ARM028:007
Place Type: Prehistoric Burial Site
Alternative name(s): Calliagh Berra’s House
Historic County: Armagh
Lat, Long: 54.121705,-6.433757
Grid Reference: J 0245 2031
Townland: Slieve Gullion TD
Civil Parish: Forkill CP
Council Area: Newry, Mourne and Down CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 332536
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Slieve_Gullion_South_Cairn,_Armagh_332536
Peruse Armagh on Wikishire