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Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb

Gortnacarriga (Muskerry West By.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb, Gortnacarriga, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Gortnacarriga (Muskerry West By.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.82417, -9.17341
SMR number
CO081-047----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In undulating hilly terrain, in an area of felled coniferous forestry. This wedge tomb is situated 20m N of a large expanse of outcropping rock. The remains comprise a gallery (L 2.73m; Wth 1.05m at W, narrowing to 0.95m at E), aligned WSW-ENE, represented by two sidestones at N, three to the S, and a single backstone at E. Two longitudinally set jambstones stand inside the W end. The gallery is surrounded by outer-walling, two stones to the N, one to the E, and four along the S side. A partially exposed prostrate slab (1.35m x 0.8m) lying immediately outside the S outer-walling may be a displaced roofstone. A second slab (L 1m; Wth 0.47m) lies in the gallery area.

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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