Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Killurly Commons, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killurly Commons
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.98670, -10.19311
- SMR number
- KE069-005----
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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 low cairn is located on the W slopes of Knocknadobar mountain, from where there are far reaching views of the Ferta river estuary and Valencia Harbour. The remains of a substantial hut (KE069-004----) are located downslope to N. The cairn is oblong in plan and is composed mainly of large flat slabs. It measures 6.1m NE-SW x 4.5m NW-SE, and rises to a height of .8m.
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 393. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 28 July 2013
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.