Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Kilmurry, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmurry
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.69102, -6.24188
- SMR number
- WX007-058002-
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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
Situated on a slight N-facing slope at the S foot of Tara Hill. An area of burnt and broken stone in a black matrix (dims. 18m N-S; 16m E-W) was visible when the area was ploughed. Burnt mound (WX007-058001-) is c. 40m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 16 March, 2012
Nearby in the register
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.