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Leacht

Caiseal Charna, County Donegal, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Leacht, Caiseal Charna, County Donegal, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Caiseal Charna
County
Donegal
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.64136, -8.57938
SMR number
DG096-031001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1881 map "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated in a wet hollow area of marshy land in upland region with higher ground to E. Large circular possible pond barrow (DG096-031) enclosed by a heather covered drystone wall with low roughly rectangular shaped flat-topped drystone cairn (H 0.5m; dims. 3.5m x 2m) or leacht type feature located in the centre of the interior. Local tradition asserts that this was the burial site of warriors killed in an ancient battle and that the low carn may be a monument to this local tradition (pers. comm. S O'Beirne).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: : 19 July 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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