Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Caherloghan, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherloghan
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.85622, -8.80327
- SMR number
- CL035-045004-
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
In generally level, rough pasture, with rock outcrop close to the surface and a drystone field wall close to S. Described by Westropp (1902-04, No. 10f, 100) as the ‘remains of a cairn….and defaced cist….c. 4ft sq.’ located ‘near (but outside) the west wall of the field’ in which lie megalithic structures (CL035-045001- and CL035-045003-). Not visible at ground level. The site of four megalithic structures (CL035-045001-, CL035-045002-, CL035-045003- and CL035-045005-) are located close to NE, ENE, E and W, respectively.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 12 December 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
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.