Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic structure
Milltown, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Milltown
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cromlech
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cromlech (Site of) (1921)
- Coordinates
- 52.86858, -8.78798
- SMR number
- CL035-013002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
This feature, named ‘Cromlech’ on the 1840 edition of the OS 6-inch map stood on a generally level area of a gentle SW-facing slope in pasture with reasonable views of the surrounding landscape. Described by Westropp (1902-04, 113, no. 25h) as having been removed which concurs with the OS 25-inch map, where it is named ‘Cromlech (site of)’. On inspection in 2017 there were no visible remains of any such feature at ground level. A levelled enclosure (CL035-013001-) is located c. 5m to N and a standing stone (CL035-013003-) formerly stood c. 22m to E.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen
Date of upload: 13 November 2017
References
Westropp, T.J. 1902-4 The cists, dolmens, and pillars in the eastern half of the county of Clare. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 24C, 107-131.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.