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Standing stone

Ummeraboy West, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Ummeraboy West, County Cork, 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
Ummeraboy West
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.13371, -9.17766
SMR number
CO029-039002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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

Bowman (1934, 509) recorded two stones c. 3.6m apart standing c. 90m SSE of possible stone row (9846); the first ('6ft 11in by 13ft 4in') was in an 'inclining position'; the second, to N, was broken: remaining portion was '14ft high by 7ft 8in girth'. According to local information, one stone with cupmarks was standing up to c. 1981 when it was removed to field fence to W (CO029-039003-). Stone (L 1.7m; H 0.8m) still lying in field fence.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of revision: 15 December 2009

Nearby in the register

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

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