Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Monfieldstown, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monfieldstown
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.86982, -8.39518
- SMR number
- CO087-121----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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
In pasture, on a high level plateau. This standing stone (0.6m x 0.65m; H 1.55m) is roughly square in plan and is orientated NNW-SSE. The stone narrows considerably towards the top.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Middenunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.