Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic structure
Clooncoe, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clooncoe
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cromlech
- Coordinates
- 53.89088, -7.84158
- SMR number
- LE036-009----
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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
Situated at the crest of a N-facing slope overlooking Lough Errew. It is represented only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a ‘Cromlech’. Two large stones, one prone (dims c. 2.3m x v. 2.5m; T 0.2-0.4m) but supported on a few small boulders and the other upright (dims c. 2m x c. 0.3m; H c. 2.5m), might be an ornamental feature associated with the nearby mansion of Lough Rinn House (LE036-006---). Archaeological monitoring (03E1761) of a new road c. 80m to the SW at its closest point produced no related material (Read 2009). (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 86)
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: 7 January 2020
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.
Read, C. 2009 Clooncoe. Testing. In I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 313, No. 1204. Dublin, Wordwell
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Weir - regulatingunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.