Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Kilnagarns Lower, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilnagarns Lower
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.18012, -8.09697
- SMR number
- LE018-008----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located toward the top of the E-facing slope of a drumlin. A sandstone upright (dims 0.73m x 0.25m; H 1.35m) oriented ENE-WSW with a damaged W edge is built into a field bank and was possibly used as a gatepost. The court tomb (LE018-006---) is c. 35m to the W.
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
Richardson, P. and Lowry-Corry, D. 1940 Some further megalithic discoveries in the counties of Cavan and Leitrim. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 70, 169-81.
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.