Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Poulawaddra, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Poulawaddra
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.21735, -9.67998
- SMR number
- KE038-114----
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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
'This is located on a sheltered shelf on the western side of Knockawaddra Mountain. This site has extensive views to the north and east over the surrounding mountain and bog. The land in this area is predominantly used for turf cutting, and some very rough grazing for sheep. The site survives as a low horseshoe-shaped mound, measuring 10.0m N-S by 9.00m E-W and has a maximum height of 1.00m. A trough area occurs in the centre and is 0.40m below the crest of the mound. Total dimensions of this trough area, which opens to the north are 3.00m N-S by 2.00m E-W. A small stream runs in a N-S direction down the mountainside c.50.0m to the west of this site. Probing with a ranging rod revealed this mound to be stone-filled.'
Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97.
Date of upload: 3 May 2012
Nearby in the register
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.