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Cairn - boundary cairn

Kilnafrehanmountain,Monarudmountain, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cairn - boundary cairn, Kilnafrehanmountain, Monarudmountain, 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
Kilnafrehanmountain,Monarudmountain
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Piles of Stones
Coordinates
52.14969, -7.59941
SMR number
WA023-063----

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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

This record was formerly classed as 'Cairn (s)' in the SMR (1988). A 'Stone pile' is marked on a map of Lord Cremore's estates (NLI: 3201, 5) dated 1778-80, and 'Piles of Stones' are marked on the 1927 OS 6-inch map, These were placed as markers for townland boundaries.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 19 October 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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