Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Slievefoore, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Slievefoore
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.79182, -6.28825
- SMR number
- WI044-009----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the summit of a heather covered, rounded mountain top. Panoramic views from N to SW. Some shallow bog cover, but generally quite grassy. A low grass-covered circular cairn (dims 10m; H 0.2m) enclosed by a kerb of 27 stones, closely set, some orthostatic ( H 0.45m max ), others simply sitting on the ground. There are 3 quartz stones internally. The tallest kerb stone is at the S, and is presently leaning outwards, but probably originally stood 0.7m high.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 17 October 2012
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Flat cemetery1 mi
- Church1 mi
- Graveyard1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.