Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cist
Moorneen, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moorneen
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.55101, -10.11429
- SMR number
- GA022-103003-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Sited 6m NW of the court tomb (GA022-103001-) in the same townland. The cist, open to the W, is formed of three orthostats. It measures 1.60m long (E-W) and narrows slightly from 0.80m at its open W end to 0.65m at the closed E end. One orthostat (L 1.45m, at least 0.10m T, H 0.20m) forms the N side of the cist and another opposite the last (L 1.35m, T 0.25m, H 0.30m) forms the S side. At the inner W end of this stone is a small, low stone (L 0.25m, T 0.10m, H 0.05m). The third orthostat (L at least 0.60m, T at least 0.05m, H 0.45m at its inner face) forms the E end of the chamber.
Compiled by: Eamon Cody
Date of upload: 13 February 2017
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.