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Leacht

Inch (Magunihy By., Brewsterfield ED), County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Leacht, Inch, County Kerry, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Inch (Magunihy By., Brewsterfield ED)
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.98170, -9.32979
SMR number
KE076-011004-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In level pasture, in the valley of the Flesk River. A subrectangular mound of stones (5.2m N-S; 4m E-W; H 0.62m) flanked by stone slabs. Four small pillar stones, which are positioned roughly at each corner, protrude above the surface of the mound. The pillar stone at the NE corner (H 0.77m; Wth 0.17m; T 0.17m) has a carving of a Latin cross (H 0.37m) with D-shaped terminals (KE076-011005-) on the upper half of its W face. Traces of curved lines and depressions are visible on the lichen-covered W face of the pillar stone (H 0.6m; Wth 0.55m; T 0.35m) near the NW corner. An unmarked slab (L 1.6m; 0.95m x 0.9m) lies prostrate on top of the mound. Loose stones lie along the perimeter.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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