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Barrow - ring-barrow

Killeacle, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Killeacle, County Kerry, 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
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-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

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

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