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Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb

Termon, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 1st edition (1829–1842) covering the location of Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb, Termon, County Clare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 1st edition (1829–1842), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Termon
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.06193, -9.05883
SMR number
CL006-157----

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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 a generally level area of limestone pavement and rough pasture, on a W-facing slope with reasonable views SW-NW, although inhibited in the foreground by a drystone field boundary, c. 25m to W. Identified in 2017 by Dr Sharon Parr, Scientific Officer of the Burren Programme. It is a roughly rectangular area (3m N-S; 5m E-W) defined by an in situ upright orthostat (H 0.85m; L 2.55m; T 0.08m) which forms a definite E side. Immediately perpendicular to W, a single orthostat (min. H 0.32m; L 0.72m; T 0.06m) has collapsed inwards on the N-side, and may have formed part of a backstone. A flat, possible collapsed orthostat adjacent to W may have formed the western half of the N side. To the immediate S, a series of four parallel orthostats (largest H 0.7m; L 1.16m; T 0.06m) have fallen inwards to E, with the easternmost touching the inside of the large orthostat. It is likely that these four stacked flags formed the western side of the structure. A long, broad earthfast stone (H 0.05m; L 0.88m; T 0.27m) is located to the immediate W. A low drystone wall (max. H 0.4m; L 2.3m; T at top 0.5m; T at base 0.8-0.9m) forms a right-angle to E of the large orthostat, at the N end. It could have been part of a lamb fold/shelter that reused the megalithic structure to one side.

The following images have been uploaded:
CL006-157----_01.jpg From W. General view of monument.
CL006-157----_02.jpg From S. General view of monument.
CL006-157----_03.jpg From W. Close view of in-situ upright orthostat.
CL006-157----_04.jpg From ENE. Possible shelter/lamb fold abutting to E side.
CL006-157----_05.jpg From NW. General view of monument.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 5 February 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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