Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Sliabh Bhaile Na Bó,gortnaleck,ráith (tc Baile áir), County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sliabh Bhaile Na Bó,gortnaleck,ráith (tc Baile áir)
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 55.10354, -7.99837
- SMR number
- DG034-002----
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 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Marked “Meskanmave” on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map, it consists of a cairn of loose stones c. 22m in diameter and c. 5m in height. Its flat top is c. 6m in diameter. A small heap of stones 1m high is piled up on top. From the S edge of the cairn two ruined walls run to the edge of the mountain c. 25m away. The cairn which is visible over a wide area is situated near the S or lower side of the level top of Muckish Mountain and possibly conceals further features.
The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassified2 mi
- Crannog2 mi
- Burial ground2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.