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Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb

Cooldorragha, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb, Cooldorragha, 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
Cooldorragha
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Gallaun (1904)
Coordinates
51.84972, -9.02478
SMR number
CO082-047----

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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 River Lee valley at foot of ridge of outcropping rock some 4.5m from rock-face. Very ruined gallery (L over 2.2m; Wth 1.3m at W end), aligned ENE-WSW, represented by three stones to N and two at S sides. Tall stone (H1.45m) at W end of N side. Some doubt about exact nature of monument, but interpretation as wedge-tomb would not be inconsistent with present evidence. (O Nualláin 1989, 135)

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 14 January 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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