Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Derrylough, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrylough
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.80216, -9.73735
- SMR number
- KE101-138----
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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)
- 1868 · 4. 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
In rough hill grazing with occasional rock outcrops on a NW-facing slope overlooking Clonee Lough, Kenmare Bay and the Iveragh Peninsula. The horseshoe-shaped mound is up to .55m H and 2.3m wide internally. It has a 1.2m wide entrance at S. Heat-shattered burnt stones are visible intermittently on the internal side of the mound.
Compiled by: Connie Murphy
Date of upload: 9 February 2012
Nearby in the register
- Turf standunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.