Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - cairn circle
Coumaraglinmountain, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coumaraglinmountain
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.18747, -7.61767
- SMR number
- WA023-066001-
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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
Situated on the floor of the upper Araglin river valley, at the base of a gentle NW-facing slope. Circular heather-covered cairn (diam. 4.9-5.1m; H 0.4m) defined by eight kerbstones (L 0.2-0.4m) which rise above the cairn. An outlier (dims. 0.8m x 0.2m; H 0.6m) is 38m to W, with a second outlier (dims. 1m x 0.25m; H 0.8m) 90m to E. (Moore 1995, 206, 209-10, 221-3, 242, L6)
This monument forms part of the national monument complex at Coumaraglinmountain (National Monuments (Preservation) Order No. 4 of 1996).
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.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 29 April 2011
References
Moore, M. 1995 A bronze age settlement and ritual centre in the Monavullagh mountains, county Waterford, Ireland. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 61, 191-243.
Nearby in the register
- Kerb circleunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.