Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cistern
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
- 51.77178, -10.53883
- SMR number
- KE104A001107-
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
This cistern is 'located a short distance N of [guesthouse KE104A001026-] beneath an overhanging rock-face which forms two of its sides. The sides are formed with upright slabs. Of trapezoidal plan, it measures 1.5m x 0.75m' (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 287, no. 948 (22))
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 11 March 2022
References
O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. 1996 The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University press.
Nearby in the register
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Terraceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.