Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - boundary cairn
Drumleagh,knocknagalty, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drumleagh,knocknagalty
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Mound (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.36741, -8.16908
- SMR number
- LI050-034----
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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 rough pasture, on the ridge between Galtymore and Galtybeag, on the townland boundaries between Knocknagalty and Drumleagh. Boundary cairns (LI050-033/-032----) lie 80m and 260m to the W. Annotated 'Mound' on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. Depicted on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map as a small circular-shaped mound. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 10 November 2021
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