Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Cummeenavrick, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cummeenavrick
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.98003, -9.25509
- SMR number
- KE076-086----
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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)
- 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
Located in a level marshy field, on the immediate E side of a small stream, on the S side of the old Killarney-Ballyvourney road, on lower gently sloping mountain side on the 240m contour. The dominant aspect from the site is to the SE and W. This is a low grass-covered, kidney-shaped mound, measuring 15m N-S by 7m E-W, 1m in maximum height. A 1m wide entrance to a 2.5m wide trough, 0.4m below the crest of the mound. This trough area is on the W side of the mound, and is open to the nearby stream, which is approximately 5m away.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne
Date of upload: 06 September 2013
Nearby in the register
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.