Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cist
Loughgur, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Loughgur
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.51743, -8.52691
- SMR number
- LI032-313----
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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
In rocky area known as Back Hill, 365m WSW of spot height on Knockadoon (446ft/136m OD), which overlooks Lough Gur and Garret Island to W. Surrounded by a rich complex of prehistoric monuments including a cist (LI032-313----) which lies to the immediate NE and an enclosure (LI032-022020-), a standing stone (LI032-022021-), prehistoric house sites (LI032-022006/009/010-/012-/013/014/015/016/019) and Seeaghanmnatee (LI032-022002-) all in close vicinity. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified by the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as a cist from a site inspection carried out by Matt Kelleher in December 2005. Monument is not clearly visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, or on Digital Globe orthophoto or on Google Earth orthoimage 28/06/2018.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 29 November
Nearby in the register
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - prehistoricunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.