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Cist

Tawnymanus, County Leitrim, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cist, Tawnymanus, County Leitrim, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Tawnymanus
County
Leitrim
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Megalith
Coordinates
54.28512, -8.16337
SMR number
LE011-035002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1869 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (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 (dims 1m x 0.8m; H 0.8m) with a large roofstone (dims 1.6m x 1.2m; T 0.2m) 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)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 18 April, 2016

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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