Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Killeacle, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killeacle
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.34621, -9.78862
- SMR number
- KE020-020005-
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 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In 1939 notes by Capt. D. B. O'Connell, attached with a letter to Harold G. Leask states=d that the 'fine ''cup-barrow'' and the gallaun on the summit are still there.' The standing stone in question appears to be KE020-020001-. Outline of possible ring-barrow visible to SW of ring-barrow (KE020-020002-) and standing stone (KE020-020003-) on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 13 June 2022
Nearby in the register
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stone (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.