Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Derrycarne Demesne, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrycarne Demesne
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Mound
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.85348, -7.93977
- SMR number
- LE035-029----
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located in a coniferous forest on Inchiquin or Rabbit Island in Lough Bofin on the River Shannon, which is now joined to the mainland at N. A ‘mound’ is depicted only on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map, and it is described as ‘a mound of stones gathered by workmen …’ (OS Name Book No. 83). This is a circular stone mound (diam. 11.5m; H 1.25m) composed of large boulders (dims up to 1m), but no structural features are visible.
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.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
Amended: 6 January 2020
References
OSNB - Ordnance Survey Name Books. Pro-forma books arranged by Civil Parish for recording townland and other name-forms and compiled in the course of the OS 6-inch survey 1824-1841. The name books also include minor names and incidental references to antiquities. National Archives of Ireland.
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