Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic structure
Bailín, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bailín
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.77803, -10.16562
- SMR number
- KE106-137----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
At the foot of rocky cliff along slopes and visible (to a walker) from the main Caherdaniel to Waterville Road. Capstone measuring 1.38 by 1.1m supported by four small stones underneath. Opening facing E. The capstone is c. 0.2m in thickness. Height from top of capstone to ground c. 0.7m. Together with another monument nearby this burial may well have been along an ancient track, just W of where the present road crosses the Beenarourke Pass. Loher stone fort (KE106-015----) is about 1.5 km further N and is clearly visible from this site.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by John Loesberg.
Date of upload: 27 September 2022
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.