Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Cahernarry (keane), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cahernarry (keane)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Obelisk
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.62102, -8.55775
- SMR number
- LI013-061----
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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 on a height in rolling pasture. Indicated on the 1924 OS 6-inch map as a hachured oval feature (c. 40m NW-SE by 30m NE-SW), with the word 'obelisk'. The area has been quarried out; there is no visible surface trace of the monument.
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.