Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - indeterminate date
Leean, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Leean
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.29441, -8.29868
- SMR number
- LE010-067----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Situated on a gentle S-facing slope at the S base of Leaan Mountain with a cliff (H c. 5m) rising over them c. 10m to the N. Two house sites are defined by stone walls (Wth 0.6-0.8m; H 0.2-0.4m). The W house (ext. dims 6.6m NW-SE; 3.3m NE-SW) has two rooms, each with an entrance on the W wall. The E house (LE010-067001-), 15m to the ENE, has one room (ext. dims 4m E-W; 3m N-S) but no visible entrance.
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
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