Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
An Inse Mhór (tc Béal átha An Ghaorthaidh), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Inse Mhór (tc Béal átha An Ghaorthaidh)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.82256, -9.27107
- SMR number
- CO080-044----
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Described by Quinn and Carroll (2010) as ‘a cairn located in portion of cut-away bog (similar to cairns 1 and 7). Orientated N/S and consists of low mound of medium to large sized stones. Length 3.5m, Width 1.9m, Height 0.2m.'
Quinn, A and Carroll, M (2010) ‘Archaeological, Architectural and Cultural Heritage Assessment for a Proposed Wind Farm at Doonens Co. Cork’, Unpublished report, Tobar Archaeological Services.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 21 August 2013
References
Quinn, A and Carroll, M 2010 Archaeological, Architectural and Cultural Heritage Assessment for a Proposed Wind Farm at Doonens Co. Cork, Unpublished report, Tobar Archaeological Services.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.