Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Sliabh Leirg An Dachtáin,An Seanbhaile, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sliabh Leirg An Dachtáin,An Seanbhaile
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.65141, -8.68847
- SMR number
- DG090-012----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1702 map "A chart of the NORTH-WEST coast of IRELAND from LOUGH SWILLY to SLYNE HEAD" (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1702 · A chart of the NORTH-WEST coast of IRELAND from LOUGH SWILLY to SLYNE HEAD (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library)
- 1881 · Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on the summit of Slieve League this dry stone cairn was constructed in the early 1960s by geologist John Kemp whil carrying out a geological survey of Slieve League. This monument has no archaeological significance.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: : 05 July 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed pillarunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.