Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Baurgorm, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baurgorm
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.66643, -9.41147
- SMR number
- CO118-091----
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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)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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 rough pasture, partially covered with gorse and briars, on a terrace on an E-facing hillslope overlooking the valley of the Owennashingaun River. This possible standing stone (1.2m x 0.3m; H 0.9m) is rectangular in plan and is orientated NW-SE. Another possible standing stone (CO118-091001-) is situated c. 100m to the ESE.
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
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Stone circle - five-stoneunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.