This chambered cairn is not actually on Muck Rock but overlooks it and is actually on the northernmost point of the Ben Of Howth (County Dublin).
The small open chamber is defined by eight stones and is some 30cm deep and 70cm square.
I was in awe as I stood by this flattened and robbed-out cairn at the alignment of Ireland's Eye and the Island of Lambay, one stacked on top of the other in the sea. This must have been the prime reason in choosing this spot.
Sadly a golf course no cuts a swathe across the top of The Ben and lies like a tame pussy cat amongst the wild and exciting lions of this once wilderness.
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Once again the views from this site blew me away. The islands to the north, the Wicklows to the south and Dublin city to the west.
The whole of this section of the hill is riddled with quartz seams. If Howth was ever considered to be a representation of a female goddess, which I suspect it was, then perhaps these seams of quartz were seen as embodying her life-giving veins.
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_Drive into Howth via the R105 from Dublin. You will reach a cross roads where the R106 goes north. Turn right here and head south around the island. After passing a cemetery on the right you will come to a left turn. Take this and follow the road around until shortly after a sharp right bend. You should see a track leading over the hill to the left. Park here and follow this track. Keep heading north west around the top, following the golf course and heading towards Ireland's Eye. The cairn is on the far north west corner.
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Ballyaghagan (Co. Antrim) |  Topped Mountain (Co. Fermanagh) |  Fieldstown (Co. Louth) |
 Aghnaskeagh (Co. Louth) |  Coumaraglin NW - North Cairn (Co. Waterford) |  Coumaraglin NW - South Cairn (Co. Waterford) |
