Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Aghaknock, County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aghaknock
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Fin McCools Finger Stone
- Coordinates
- 53.93854, -7.50695
- SMR number
- CV024-001----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
An earlier report (OPW 1968) recorded that this standing stone had been moved from the location marked on the OS eds. to a point 6m to E. Original position was just SSE of the summit of a high drumlin ridge. It comprised an irregular, hard, composite boulder (H 1.15m; dims. 0.85m x 0.62m) noteworthy for the numerous streaks of quartzite in its composition. The stone has been removed from the second position in recent years and is now unlocated.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.