Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone row
An Bearnas íochtarach, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Bearnas íochtarach
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 55.08440, -7.80773
- SMR number
- DG035-004----
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
Three stones form an alignment just over 4m in length and orientated 54°-234°. The stones decrease in height from SW to NE and are 1.2m, .83m and 0.15m respectively in height above present ground level. The smallest stone is .45m high above the bottom of the pit that has been dug around it. Situ-ated in rough pasture land, on high ground overlooking Lough Salt.
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
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.