Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Clonsast Upper, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonsast Upper
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Carn
- Latest-edition OS map
- Carn
- Coordinates
- 53.22402, -7.13270
- SMR number
- OF027-009003-
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Shown on 5 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
Not visible at ground level. Marked on 1908 edition of OS 25-inch map as 'Carn' located 110m to the SSE of nearby church (OF027-00008002-), however on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map the carn is depicted at a different location. On this map the cairn is shown located 100m to the SSW of the church, where it is annotated as a 'Carn' standing in the SW corner of the field where the church and graveyard is located. Comerford (1883, 124-5) was not certain whether the carn marked a grave or was raised by pilgrims visiting the nearby church (OF027-008002-).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
References
Comerford, Rev. M. 1883-6 Collections relating to the dioceses of Kildare and Leighlin, 3 vols. James Duffy and Sons. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy tree/bushunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.