Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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An Ghairfeanaigh, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Ghairfeanaigh
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.15446, -10.22802
- SMR number
- KE043-181----
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This turf-covered, kidney-shaped mound is situated on marshy ground about 55m from the W bank of the Garfinny river; a dried-up stream bed can be seen nearby. The maximum dimension of the mound is 19m and its maximum height, at E, is .8m. The in-curving front of the mound faces WNW.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 246. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 4 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Clochanunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.