Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
An Gaineamh Agus An Curraoin, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Gaineamh Agus An Curraoin
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 54.70982, -8.71832
- SMR number
- DG080-014001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A roughly circular cairn (DG080-014001-) 2.3m in diameter and 0.75m high. Situated upright on top of this is a cross-inscribed slab (DG080-014002-). This has been broken in two and the upper part now stands upright beside the cairn base. Of the part in situ, the decoration is on the E face. The reconstructed slab is 1.98m × 0.52m × 0.09m. The inscription consists of a quartered circle with a central Greek cross. The centre line of the cross continues below the circle expanding into a circular groove with outside band. The cairn is located by the roadside in the centre of Glencolumbkille valley floor in fair pasture land.
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
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed pillarunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.