Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Caher (Magunihy By.), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caher (Magunihy By.)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.07849, -9.53739
- SMR number
- KE066-113----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In generally level area of rough, densely overgrown pasture (furze, rushes, briars and sally trees). Oblong mound (dims. c. 8-10m N-S; c. 22m E-W) which is covered in a dense overgrowth of furze bushes; Large sally bush at E-end. Black soil and reddened heat-shattered stone noted under the sod at the only clear area within N sector.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 14 November 2014
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.