Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Ballymaleel, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymaleel
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.97920, -7.67895
- SMR number
- DG053-013----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A standing stone c. 1.52m high × 0.35m wide × 0.3m thick. The top of the stone has a modern cement capping into which an iron bar has been set. Situated in good land on a prominent rise.
The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
The monument was inspected in 2012 and was found to be in the same condition as recorded above.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Standing stone1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.