THE TOWNLAND OF CARNAVANAGHAN

The townland of Carnavanaghan is in the parish of Kilclooney in Armagh County.
It is labelled number 5 on the map.

The Environment and Heritage Service Sites and Monuments Record (2002) notes the following in this townland:

MEGALITHIC/NEOLITHIC passage tomb
SMR NO: ARM 016:028
Irish Grid Reference: H91413974
Sitename: VICAR’S CAIRN, VICER’S CARN, THE MONK’S CAIRN, CARNAVANAGHAN, CAIRNAMNHANAGHAN, CARN-NA-VANACHAN, VICAR’S CARN
Townland: CARNAVANAGHAN
CONDITION: some remains
The cairn still survives to a height of over 4m on the S, but most of the N has been removed & the present diam. of 32.5m need bear little relation ship to the original size. The kerb & decorated stones mentioned in various sources cannot now be identified. It is possible that part of a passage or chamber was uncovered in 1785 when a Mr McCarrol found “a door case” & a “wall situated E & W on either side” which he followed for 3m. In 1815 “a wide passage” was opened through the site. See SM7 file for details.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
BORLASE, W.1897 Vol. I, 1897, 297-9
HERITY, M.1974, 225-6
LETT, JRSAI XVI, 1883-4, 431
LEWIS, S.1837, Vol. I, 75
NEWRY MAGAZINE II, 1816, 237-9
O. S. FIELD REPORT NO.45, 11
PSAMNI, 1940, 70 RIGGS, 1868, 157-8
STUART, J.1819, 609-10
TRANS. R. I. A. Vll, 1804, 3-9
VALLANCEY, C.1804, 171-2

PRONI records: D.1127/2 (Marriage settlement.26 Oct. 1871); D.1644 (Expired leases of Earl of Charlemont’s Estate.); D.1127 (Marriage settlement, George Dougan, Ballymacauley, with Jane Mary, daughter of Samuel Bloomfield.); OS/6/2/16/1 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/16/2 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835. Revised 1860. Engraved 1862.); OS/6/2/16/3 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Levelled 1888-89 and 1906. Published 1908. Reprint 1952, 1954.); OS/6/2/16/4 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Levelled 1888-89 and 1906. Published 1908. Reprint 1929.); OS/6/2/16/5 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Levelled 1888-89 and 1906. Published 1908. Reprint 1952, 1954 with Mss. markings in red and stamped ref. 2568.); OS/6/2/16/6 (Surveyed 1906. Revised 1955. Levelled 1906. Published 1958. (2 copies).); VAL/1B/29A, VAL/1B/210A (1st valuation records.); VAL/12B/10/29A, VAL/12B/10/29B, VAL/12B/10/29C, VAL/12B/10/29D (Valuation annual revision list.); VAL/2B/2/9C (Griffith valuation list.).

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