Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Toureen, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toureen
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.39301, -7.99066
- SMR number
- TS075-082----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 northern spur of the easternmost summit of the Galtee Mountain range. The spur runs N-S with ground falling away to E, though it is fairly level to the W. A cairn (TS075-064----) is visible on Bain summit c. 400m to the SSW. A low circular cairn (diam. 7-7.5m; max. H 0.8m) identified by Bob Withers. It consists of small boulders of old red sandstone covered in low heather, though there are some larger boulders on the E side, particularly in the SE quadrant. A more recent cairn (H 1m) has been constructed on top creating a pile of loose stones.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 30 April 2019
Nearby in the register
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
- House - 18th/19th centuryunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.