Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Frevanagh, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Frevanagh
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Slaghta
- Latest-edition OS map
- Slaghta (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 53.33336, -7.48032
- SMR number
- WM040-002----
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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 a low rise of ground with good views of the surrounding countryside. Possible barrow (WM040-001----) located 140m to N. No surface remains visible of a possible cairn depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as 'Slaghta'. Not indicated on the current ed. OS 6-inch map. According to the Placenames of Westmeath (Walsh 1957, 271) the word sleachta refers to 'a cairn of stones in the townland of Frevanagh'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 01 August 2013
References
Walsh, P. 1957 The Placenames of Westmeath. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.