What is recorded here
On a coastal promontory, on a fairway on the Old Head of Kinsale Golf Course. According to local information there were once stones here called 'Leaba Diarmuid' which translates as Diarmuid's bed. A number of stones, which appear to be leaning and prostrate, are shown on an aerial photograph (Dr D.D.C. Pochin Mould, 16.03.1981), and may have been part of a megalithic structure. There is no visible trace of this possible structure at ground level. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). 9/1978).
On a coastal promontory, on a fairway on the Old Head of Kinsale Golf Course. According to local information there were once stones here called 'Leaba Diarmuid' which translates as Diarmuid's bed. A number of stones, which appear to be leaning and prostrate, are shown on an aerial photograph (Dr D.D.C. Pochin Mould, 16.03.1981), and may have been part of a megalithic structure. There is no visible trace of this…
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO137A001004
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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Photo credits
- David P Howard, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Coolavokig at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Christopher Michel, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andy Beecroft, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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