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Megalithic structure

Coomdeeween, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Megalithic structure, Coomdeeween, 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
Coomdeeween
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.93665, -10.12182
SMR number
KE080-039----

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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)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

This ruined monument is located in poor land at the head of a small valley, between Keelnagore and Knockavahaun mountains. The valley opens to W and provides an extensive view across tracts of bog to Bentee mountain. Five stones survive, two of which may be identified as the side-stones of a chamber, while one probably served as an end-stone. On average these stones measure .72m high, 1.1m long and .2m wide. The S side-stone and the end-stone have collapsed inwardly, and lying askew on top of the former is the fourth stone, .9m .35m, which may originally have served as a roof-stone. The fifth stone lies just to the W of this arrangement, but may not have formed part of the original structure. Abutting the perimeter of the structure to N and E is a sod-covered pile of small stones and rocks, which may be the remnants of a cairn.

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. 86. 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.

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