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Standing stone

Toonagh (Bunratty Upper By.), County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Toonagh, County Clare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Toonagh (Bunratty Upper By.)
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Standing Stone
Latest-edition OS map
Standing Stone/Pl.Inaug.Dal.Prince(1921)
Coordinates
52.84103, -8.83027
SMR number
CL034-095005-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · 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 a slight rise W of the NW-SE Hell River, and c. 40m WSW of the inauguration mound (CL034-095001-/CL034-095007-). A rectangular orthostat (0.9m x 0.24m; H 1.75-2m) aligned ENE-WSW. The top is flat and slopes down to the E (0.74m by 0.2m to 0.22m). It is in a slight grass-covered hollow (2.4m NW-SE; 3m NE-SW). The N side has a lot of solution holes (Wth 0.02m; D 0.01m). (Westropp 1917, 11)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 19 June 2018

References

Westropp, T. J. 1917 Notes on the primitive remains (forts and dolmens) in central County Clare. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 47, 1-20.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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