Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure
Sceilg Mhichíl, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sceilg Mhichíl
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.77195, -10.53898
- SMR number
- KE104A001103-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Shown on 3 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1841 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Structure described as a 'Leacht' in 1996 as follows; 'This is located to one side of the inner end of the entrance passage to the main terrace. Subrectangular in plan, 2.5m NWSE x 1.9m NESW, its sides are faced with horizontally laid slabs. There are three stone crosses [KE104A001095/096/097-] on its upper surface' (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 286, no. 948 (14)). Following excavations in this area it is considered that this is a structure dating from the time of the occupation of the island by lighthouse personnel in the early 19th century (pers. comm. G. Rourke).
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
References
O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. 1996 The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University press.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.