Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairnfield
Dooneens (muskerry West By., Inchigeelagh Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dooneens (muskerry West By., Inchigeelagh Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.81624, -9.26869
- SMR number
- CO080-067----
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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 ‘Located in rough pasture on a SW facing slope. Field is enclosed by a stone wall which is shown on the latest Edition OS mapping. The wall survives to 4 courses in height and is of random construction. Field measures 103m NNW/SSE by 72m NE/SW. The enclosing wall measures 0.6m in width and 0.8m in height. Contains 30 cairns of stone. Cairns consist of regularly constructed piles of stone frequently on a base of bedrock. Average dimensions: Length 2.6m, Width 1m, Height 0.9m.'
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M (2010) ‘Archaeological, Architectural and Cultural Heritage Assessment for a Proposed Wind Farm at Doonens Co. Cork’, Unpublished report, Tobar Archaeological Services.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: 22 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M 2010 Archaeological, Architectural and Cultural Heritage Assessment for a Proposed Wind Farm at Doonens Co. Cork, Unpublished report, Tobar Archaeological Services.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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Anomalous stone groupunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.