Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic structure
Gorteendarragh, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gorteendarragh
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.43376, -8.24582
- SMR number
- LE002-018002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Towards the top of a NE-facing slope. A mound of earth and stone (diam. c. 12m; H 1.5-3m) which may be natural has three stones protruding from it. A large stone (L 2.2m; H 1.3m) oriented E-W has a second stone (L 0.9m; H 0.6m) aligned N-S immediately to the S, while the third stone (L 1.1m; H 0.6m), aligned N-S, is c. 5m to the S. A wedge tomb (LE002-01801-) is situated c. 30m to S. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 83)
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
References
de Valera, R. and Ó Nualláin, S. 1972 Survey of the megalithic tombs of Ireland, vol. 3, Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.