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Cairn - unclassified

Derrymaclavlode,Gortacareen,Annagh Beg,Annagh More, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cairn - unclassified, 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
Derrymaclavlode,Gortacareen,Annagh Beg,Annagh More
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.01537, -9.27515
SMR number
KE076-036----

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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 western peak of the Paps of Dana, with unbroken views in all directions. A damaged and denuded oval cairn (c. 13m N-S; c. 11m E-W; H c. 2m) consisting mainly of small loose stones. Traces of larger stones laid horizontally at intervals inside the present outer limits suggests kerbing enclosing a circular area (diam. c. 10m), which may have defined the original cairn. A recent, roughly constructed shelter abuts the cairn at E. A modern cairn (diam. 1.6m; H c. 2.5m) has been recently constructed on top of the original cairn. Rubble is scattered along the downslope in all directions. Subsequent to the site inspection, the shelter was dismantled under archaeological supervision and the stones from which it was constructed were reinstated in the cairn (Coyne 2003, 164). During this work it was also noted that the cairn appears to have a kerb of drystone-walling (ibid.).

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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