Cairnbaine
court tomb and National monument of Ireland in the townland of Tiredigan, County Monaghan
Cairnbaine, also called Tiredigan Court Tomb, is a court cairn and National Monument in County Monaghan, Ireland.
Location
Cairnbaine is located 2.9 km (1.8 mi) southwest of Three Mile House.
History
Court cairns are the oldest kind of megalithic monument in Ireland, being built from 4000 BC onward.
Description
Cairnbaine is a dual court tomb. The gallery is exposed and one roof slab is in place. In front of the gallery are court stones and the remains of a façade. The cairn itself is trapezoidal and measures 30 m (98 ft) long and 15 m (49 ft) wide.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Cairnbaine” as court tomb and National monument of Ireland in the townland of Tiredigan, County Monaghan. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as court tomb and National monument of Ireland in the townland of Tiredigan, County Monaghan. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q141505427. Authority coordinates are 54.197, -7.075. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Cairnbaine”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Cairnbaine primary sources, Cairnbaine archive and Cairnbaine research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Cairnbaine”?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Cairnbaine” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.