Chambered Cairn
This tomb is considered to be the oldest evidence of human occupation on the Sheeps Head discovered so far. A chambered cairn is a rectangular burial chamber that was once covered by a mound of stones. It dates from the Neolithic period, around 3000BC. It sits in a commanding position on Peakeen Ridge, not quite at the summit but making good use of a natural rocky outcrop. It is aligned SW/NE and seems to have at least one chamber with possibly another smaller chamber at the east end. Some of the side stones seem to be intact but the roofing slabs have collapsed.