Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
An Gaineamh Agus An Curraoin, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Gaineamh Agus An Curraoin
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.70234, -8.70898
- SMR number
- DG080-037----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In Gannew and Curreen townland, situated on a prominent heather and grass-covered rocky hill in rough mountain terrain. Panoramic views are afforded NW-NE over Glencolmcille valley and surrounds, and it is overlooked at ESE-SW by higher ground.
Narrow irregularly-shaped stone (H 0.66m; Wth 0.32m NE-SW; T 0.13m) set upright in the ground. It tapers to a point at top. A large flat slab (0.52m x 0.43m) lies on the ground at the base of the standing stone on its WNW side and there are two small stones at the SSE side; these probably served as support stones.
Attached images:
DG080-037----_01.JPG
DG080-037----_02.JPG
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 11 April 2022
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Cairn - ring-cairnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.