Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - burial cairn
Tawnymanus, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tawnymanus
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Megalith
- Coordinates
- 54.28514, -8.16348
- SMR number
- LE011-035001-
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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 at the top of a S-facing slope and overlooking the NE-SW Bonet River valley to the W. A polygonal orthostatic cist (LE011-035002-) with a large roofstone is at the centre of a grass-covered subcircular cairn (dims 15m NW-SE; 11m NE-SW; H 0.6m at NW to 1.8m at SE) with some visible kerbstones, especially W-N. The cairn is overlain by field walls. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 84)
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
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.