Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
Slievemore (sherkin Island), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Slievemore (sherkin Island)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.46271, -9.43747
- SMR number
- CO153-001003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1841 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a terrace at the head of a narrow inlet, immediately E of Carrigdoona promontory fort (CO153-001001-) and close to Sherkin Point. It consists of a chamber (L 2.6m, Wth 1.1m) open to SW which is represented by one sidestone to N, two sidestones to S with an inset backstone to E. A low transverse stone set outside the W end of the S sidestone may represent some form of entrance feature, or part of a facade. Slight traces of a possible mound are visible to the N of the chamber. This monument was severely damaged during the winter storms of 2013-14 and has been enveloped by the rock pool which, when surveyed in 1988, was then just a small hole at the NW end of the chamber (see attached plan, CO153-001003-_01.pdf). (Power et al. 1992, no. 36)
The attached image (CO153-001003-_01.jpg) was taken in April 2009 and is uploaded courtesy of Dolly O'Reilly.
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 18 August 2014
References
Power, D., Byrne, E., Egan, U., Lane, S. and Sleeman, M. 1992 (Reprint 2003) Archaeological inventory of county Cork, vol. 1: West Cork. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.