Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Tomb - chest tomb
Garranbane,boarmanshill, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garranbane,boarmanshill
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.66561, -8.38547
- SMR number
- LI007-017----
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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 woodland in Cappercullen Glen beside a stream which marks the townland boundary between Garranbane and Boarmanshill with Cappercullen Castle (LI007-010001-) 465m to SW. Side panel (L 2m; H 0.63m) from chest tomb of possible 16th century date originally located in Owney Abbey (LI014-014002-). Side panel of tomb decorated with blind ogee-headed panel and lierne or star-vaulting pattern now incorporated into the E side wall of a stone shelter covering a mass-rock (LI007-014----) that was constructed by the Belgian monks of Glenstal abbey. See LI014-014022- for more details of monument.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien and Matt Kelleher based on details kindly provided by Derek Ryan
Date of upload: 4 July 2017
Nearby in the register
- Architectural featureunder 1 mi
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
- Wall monument (present location)under 1 mi
- Wall monument (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.