Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Ballyslattery Or Newgrove, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyslattery Or Newgrove
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Standing Stone
- Latest-edition OS map
- Standing Stone (1921)
- Coordinates
- 52.87459, -8.80827
- SMR number
- CL035-003----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In improved pasture, on the crest of a low hill with good views. According to Westropp (1919, 93), it is a ‘rough chert’ and was situated ‘on the edge of the Termon of St Mochulla’s Church, as defined in the Black Book, a register of the place, dated about 1380’. Named as ‘Standing Stone’ on the 1921 edition of the OS 6-inch map. A substantial upright stone (H 2.2m) having a broad face (Wth 2.35m) to NE and SW. The stone is orientated (long axis NE-SW) and has a narrow side profile (T 0.22m). There are possible packing stones detected around the base to NE and SW. The surface of the stone bears natural solution pits, some of which are very rounded, at NW end of the NE side. The stone is parallel to a drystone field wall c. 1.75m to NE, which divided the former Newgrove and Kiltanon estates.
The following images are uploaded:
CL035-003----_01.jpg View of SW side.
CL035-003----_02.jpg View of NW side.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen
Date of upload: 25 October 2017
References
Westropp, T.J. 1919 Miscellanea: Holy well and pillar, Newgrove and carved stones at Tulla church, Co. Clare. JRSAI 49, 92-3.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.