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Cairn - unclassified

Derrynafinnia,Gortderrig, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cairn - unclassified, Derrynafinnia, Gortderrig, 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
Derrynafinnia,Gortderrig
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.01571, -9.26319
SMR number
KE076-019----

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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 rough pasture, on the summit of The East Pap of Dana, with unbroken views in all directions. A well-preserved, roughly oval cairn (c. 15m E-W; c. 10.5m N-S; max. H c. 3.8m) composed of loose stones. The base of the cairn, which is largely intact, is constructed of stone slabs laid horizontally. The E portion of the cairn is damaged as are the upper levels, where stones have been removed to construct a modern cairn (diam. c. 2.3m; H c. 1.8m) on top of the original cairn. A walkway feature (Wth 0.5-1m; max. H 1.4m above the outer ground level) extends around inside the cairn NW-NE and SE-SW. Loose stones are scattered around 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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