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House - indeterminate date

Glanmane, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - indeterminate date, Glanmane, 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
Glanmane
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.21347, -9.95859
SMR number
KE036-110----

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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

Situated near the base of a steep E facing slope near the entrance to a N-S valley with extensive views N to Tralee Bay. The land use is rough grazing for sheep with exposed rock outcrops, thin peat cover and heather. Present remains consists of a group of three related sites. First there is a rectangular cabin (int. dims. 4.3m x 2.6m; wall H 1.2m; T 0.75m), orientated E-W and partially dug into the hill at its W end. Ground plan divided in half by a wall 2m from W end. There is a small niche in the NW corner and a narrow entrance (Wth 0.5m) in the NE corner. The entrance to the cabin leads out to the partially denuded remains of a hut site (diam. 3m). This second site is most likely to be an earlier hut site but it could be a contemporary small enclosure built onto the cabin. The third site is 4m down slope to the E and is a rectangular feature measuring 4.5m N-S by 2m E-W. It is very degraded and has an uneven, stony interior which might suggest it was built as a turf–drying area or for storing other material off the damp ground.

See attached images courtesy of Tony Miller

Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Tony Miller

Date of upload: 25 January 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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