Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone row
Leitry Lower, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Leitry Lower
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Galláin (1944)
- Coordinates
- 51.69386, -9.24727
- SMR number
- CO119-029----
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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
On level patch of pasture on S-facing slope overlooking Clodagh river. Row of three stones, alighed NE-SW, 3.5m in overall length. NE stone leans markedly to SE; it is 0.7m L, 0.25m T and when upright, would be 0.7m H. Next stone, 0.35m to SW, is 0.7m L, 0.3m T and 1.1m H. SW stone, 0.9m from last, is 0.9m L, 0.7m T and 0.95m H. (Ó Nualláin 1988, 236, no. 49).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.