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Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb

Canrooska, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb, Canrooska, 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
Canrooska
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.78430, -9.54295
SMR number
CO090-021002-

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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)
  • 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

This is the most northerly of two wedge tombs situated on a gently sloping terrace in blanket bog at the head of the Canrooska River valley on the upper slopes of Barraboy Mountain; there are fine views from the monument to the S overlooking Glengarriff Harbour and Bantry Bay. It consists of a gallery (L c. 3.4m; Wth 1.35 at W, narrowing to c. 0.85m at E), aligned ENE-WSW, largely enveloped in peat. The N side is formed by four stones and three are visible along the S side; the E end is closed by an inset backstone. The W end is partially closed by a transversely set septal-like slab abutting the W stone of the S side; this leaves an entrance gap of 0.5m. A single, close-set outer-wall stone is exposed along the N side. The gallery is covered by three partially displaced roofstones. The W stone (2.6m x 1.6m; T 0.15-0.2m) partially overlaps the second (1.5m x 1.4m; T 0.2m). The third (1.7m x 0.8m; T c. 0.15m) covers the E end of the gallery. The second wedge tomb (CO090-021001-) is 20m to the S and there is a standing stone (CO090-034----) c. 200m to the NW.

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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