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Megalithic structure

Gleninagh North, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Megalithic structure, Gleninagh North, County Clare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Gleninagh North
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.13816, -9.20560
SMR number
CL002-007008-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On level pastureland c. 30m S of a storm beach and approximately centrally located between three fulachtaí fia (CL002-007004-, CL002-007005- and CL002-007006-) (28–35m distant), the latter two of which are classified as possible. Two slabs of karst limestone set on their long edges and orientated NNE-SSW. The space between them widens from NNE (Wth 1.3m) to SSW (Wth 1.4m). The W stone (L 1.9m; T 0.3m) is higher on its NNE end (H 0.5m) than on its SSW end (H 0.45m). The E stone (L 1.5m; T 0.25m) is higher on its SSW end (H 0.88m) than on its NNE (0.6m). The upper eroded surfaces of both slabs face outward. The following images are uploaded: CL002-007008-_01.jpeg View from S (2019) CL002-007008-_02.jpeg View from N (2019) CL002-007008-_03.jpeg View from W (1995) CL002-007008-_04.jpeg View from S (1995) Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 1 December 2020

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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