Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Killygordon, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killygordon
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 54.79567, -7.68986
- SMR number
- DG078-026----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
There is no trace of the 'Standing Stone' marked on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map. Situated on good pasture land on the bank of the River Finn.
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.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
No archaeological significance
NGR 21995 39422
Excavation Licence No. 05E0749
The site of the proposed development at Killygordon, Co. Donegal, is located just off the main Ballybofey to Lifford road on a site currently in use as the Killygordon sewage treatment facility. The proposed development is to consist of a new treatment facility and access road. The site is close to three standing stones and a cist grave. The latter is the closest monument to the site. Nine test-trenches were excavated across the site in July 2005. All trenches were 1.8m wide and were excavated to a depth of between 0.4m and 0.5m. Five of the trenches were 20m long and four were 50m long. Similar contexts were revealed in all nine trenches, with no evidence of archaeological activity (Excavations Bulletin 2005).
Christopher Read, North West Archaeological Services, Cloonfad Cottage, Cloonfad, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.