Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - radial-stone cairn
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
- 51.82151, -9.26988
- SMR number
- CO080-047----
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 Radial Stone Cairn located E of existing bog trackway (between proposed locations of T2 and T4). Situated in bogland on relatively level plateau. 12 upright stones protrude from the bog and are arranged in a circle. The stones are fairly evenly spaced with 0.5m – 0.6m between them. Two axial stones are located at the SW with the tallest of them measuring 0.75m in height. The upright stones have their long axes facing towards the centre of the circle. The circle measures 3.2 – 3.6m in diameter.'
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M (2010) ‘Archaeological, Architectural and Cultural Heritage Assessment for a Proposed Wind Farm at Doonens Co. Cork’, Unpublished report, Tobar Archaeological Services.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M 2010 Archaeological, Architectural and Cultural Heritage Assessment for a Proposed Wind Farm at Doonens Co. Cork, Unpublished report, Tobar Archaeological Services.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
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.