Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Shinnanagh, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shinnanagh
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.53463, -10.04665
- SMR number
- GA022-065----
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the summit of a prominent bog-covered hill. Just visible on the surface of the bog is the top of what appears to be a white quartz standing stone. The stone pair on the hilltop in Crocknaraw (GA022-028----) is clearly visible to E.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.