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Stone row

Derrineden, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Stone row, Derrineden, 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
Derrineden
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.87966, -10.07302
SMR number
KE089-044----

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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

Not marked on the OS maps, this four-stone row is situated 600m NE of KE089-042---- on the lower SE slopes of Coomduff ridge, which divides the Cummeragh and Inny valleys. Orientated NE-SW, the row is 6.17m long and has been incorporated into a field boundary. The NE stone measures 1.28m x .76m x .45m. Located 1.09m to SW is the tallest stone in the row; it stands 2.65m high and measures 1.12m x .69m at base. The third and smallest stone stands 1.24m further to SW, and measures 1.2m x .51m x .31m. The fourth stone, .85m to SW again, inclines slightly to SE and measures .8m x .34m at base.

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. 103. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 30 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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