Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Curraheen (Aghnameadle Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curraheen (Aghnameadle Par.)
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.80465, -7.97568
- SMR number
- TN028-100----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a break of slope which drops off to the W, in undulating hilly terrain, overlooking a valley to the E with land rising beyond, in pasture. There are good views to the N and N, but limited to the E by peaks S and SW of Devilsbit Mountain and limited S and W by rising ground and by hills, including Knockanora, beyond.
Within the E portion of a burial ground (TN028-098----) there is a grass-covered cairn (H 0.83m; overall dims. 7m N-S x 9m E-W; Wth at crest c. 3m), with some stones protruding. At the E end of the, below the crest, there is an upright rectangular slab (TN028-099----) which is decorated on the W face with figure, on the E face and S side with scroll/spiral motifs and has an ogham inscription on the upper NW angle.
See attached photographs:
TN028-100----_01 Grass-covered cairn in E portion of enclosure from W
TN028-100----_02 Grass-covered cairn in E portion of enclosure from N
TN028-100----_03 Grass-covered cairn in E portion of enclosure from E
TN028-100----_04 General view of cairn within burial ground from E
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 8 February 2023
Nearby in the register
- Stone sculptureunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.