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
- 54.29427, -8.29969
- SMR number
- LE010-086----
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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 the S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland region with good views to the S and. The nearby possible court tomb (LE010-005----) is located 70m to the S. The remains of a rectangular house site is built into the S side of a rock face or cliff face that is utilised as the back wall or N wall of the house. It is a rectangular area (int. dims 4.5m N-S; 2.1m E-W) defined by a low grass-covered stone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.5m) which is visible on the E, S and W sides only with the rock face forming the enclosing element on the N side. There is possible evidence that the house was divided into two chambers by a cross wall although this may be just the remains of collapsed rubble from the side walls. There is no clear evidence of an entrance feature.
Date of upload: 16 September, 2016
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.