Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Murrooghtoohy North, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Murrooghtoohy North
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.14259, -9.26752
- SMR number
- CL001-015----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
At the leading W edge of a fairly level terrace on a W-facing slope. A possible cairn was noted by Spellissy (1980, 4, 5). On inspection in 1997 this was found to be a tall, rectangular, drystone cairn most likely used as a directional marker or a marker used by fishermen off the coast of Black Head.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 30 August 2019
References
Spellissy, S. 1980 From Black Head to Gleninagh. The Other Clare 4, 4-5.
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.