Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Clochan
Na Gleannta Theas, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Na Gleannta Theas
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.17468, -10.27208
- SMR number
- KE043-073----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · 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 rough rocky mountain terrain. A circular corbelled drystone clochaun with a lintelled entrance, 1m high, at E, and with a crude sheep-pen abutting its NE side. D: 3.45m. H: 2.1m. T: 1.1 to 1.6m.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1373. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 5 August 2013
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.