Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Rusheen (magunihy By., Molahiffe Ed), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rusheen (magunihy By., Molahiffe Ed)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.14263, -9.58933
- SMR number
- KE048-080----
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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
In pasture, on a W-facing slope. An oval earthen mound (c. 28.7m E-W; 19.4m N-S; H 1.5m) which is steepest at NE and S. A ledge (Wth c. 2m) occurs on the slope of the mound NW-NE, 0.4m above ground level. The top surface slopes down to the W. (Castleisland District Archaeological Survey)
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.