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Cairn - unclassified

Coolnasmearmountain,Kilnafrehanmountain,Monarudmountain, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cairn - unclassified, County Waterford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Coolnasmearmountain,Kilnafrehanmountain,Monarudmountain
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Crohaun
Coordinates
52.15697, -7.59889
SMR number
WA023-036----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located on the summit of Crohaun Mountain. This is a cairn (diam. 20m; H 2-2.5m) with no visible kerb or other structural features. It is surmounted by a cross.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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