Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Turf stand
Crumlin, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Crumlin
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.07794, -9.33040
- SMR number
- CL004-084----
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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
Situated on a high, flat, rocky terrace. Listed as ‘Cleits’ in the RMP (1996). A number of turf stands or cleits were noted here by Christine Grant (pers. comm.). On inspection in 1998 the stone foundations of several stands were found. They were irregularly shaped and partly overgrown.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 18 January 2016
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.