Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Fán, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fán
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.10628, -10.40721
- SMR number
- KE052-274----
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 2 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
Curran (no.7) and Macalister (1899, 220) recorded here a stone structure defined by 4 large slabs set on edge. These measured from 3 to 5 feet (.9m to 1.5m) in length and about 1.5 feet (.45m) in height. According to Curran this resembled 'the remains of a ruined cromlech', whereas Macalister suggested it might have been a cist grave. No visible trace survives.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 203. 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
- Clochanunder 1 mi
- Clochanunder 1 mi
- Clochanunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.