Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cist
Clonroe Lower, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonroe Lower
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.76536, -6.34256
- SMR number
- WX002-038----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · 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
Located towards the bottom of the S-facing slope of Monalee Hill, with a NW-SE stream c. 40m to the W, and just S of a NE-SW road. According to Kinahan (1879-88, 153) a cist containing an urn was discovered at the E edge of barrow (WX002-038001-) c. 1840.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 31 Januery, 2012
References
Kinahan, G.H. 1879-88 On sepulchral and other prehistoric relics. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy C16, 152-63.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - stepped barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.