OPW seek to protect stone cairn on Knocknarea summit
The Office of Public Works is seeking the help of Sligo County Council in protecting the stone cairn on the summit of Knocknarea mountain. There is increasing concern about people climbing on the cairn over Queen Maeve’s grave, as well as over the theft of stones from the site. People…
Conservation plan required for cairn of Queen Maeve atop Knocknarea
A meeting of Sligo County Council has heard there is an incredible amount of damage being done to one of the most significant historic monuments in the country, the stone cairn over Queen Maeve’s grave on the summit of Knocknarea. Sinn Fein Councillor Chris MacManus says a small number of…
Call for protection of Queen Maeve cairn atop Knocknarea
A Sligo councillor is hitting out at what he says is ‘the small minority’ of people who interfere with the Queen Maeve cairn on Knocknarea mountain, one of the oldest archaeological monuments in the world. Sinn Fein Councillor Chris MacManus says some people walk on the cairn and remove stones…