Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Lissava,raheen (caher Par.),toureen, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lissava,raheen (caher Par.),toureen
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.38959, -7.99320
- SMR number
- TS075-064----
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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
On the summit of the easternmost peak in the Galty mountain range, known locally as 'Bain'. Steep fall to SE while ground rises gently to W. Cairn is visible on aerial photograph (Air Corps V.311/2977/8). Circular cairn (basal dims. 17.9m N-S; 17m E-W; H 0.23-1.54m), heather covered, with sunken interior (D 0.5m), recently in-filled by hill-walkers with large stones. Cairn stones are red sandstone with quartz inclusions. A recently constructed cairn and rough circular rubble stone shelter are located to NE. Lot of outcrop in the immediate vicinity. There is a trigonometrical station in SW quadrant of cairn.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
- House - 18th/19th century1 mi
- Enclosure1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.