Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic structure
Shronebirrane, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shronebirrane
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.72765, -9.82997
- SMR number
- KE111-019003-
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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
In rough hill pasture, on an E-facing slope overlooking Loughanunaghan Lake. The remains consist of a single prostrate slab (c. 2.8m x c. 1m) most of which is covered by a layer of blanket bog. An exposed chamber-like area (Wth 0.75m; H 0.3m) extends (min. L 0.75m) under the E end of the slab, where there is evidence of further stones. Two slabs (0.95m x 0.45m; 0.95m x 0.42m) lie prostrate on the boggy ground immediately to the E. There are two smaller slabs, one upright and one leaning, near the NE corner of the structure. A standing stone-pair (KE111-019001-) lies c. 5m to the NW and a hut site (KE111-019002-) c. 5m to the W.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.