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Standing stone

Baile Dhúlocha, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Baile Dhúlocha, County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Baile Dhúlocha
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.52453, -9.43474
SMR number
GA026-019----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

This standing stone was discoverd by Mr. Colm Mac Diarmada (pers. comm. December 2014). It is in an upland area of rough grazing and cut-away bogland on a plateau on the SW hillslope of Binn Shléibhe/Ben Levy, overlooking Lough Corrib to the S. There are panoramic views from E through S to NW.
The standing stone is a conglomerate boulder (H 1m; base Wth 0.58m; max. Wth 1.15m; T 0.64m) which is roughly lozenge shaped – the flat surfaces face towards NW and SE. It is sitting on a small mound that is the result of bog being cut away. An area (Wth 0.5m; D 0.2m) around the base of the stone has been poached away. Packing stones are evident. A ring-barrow (GA026-020----) lies c. 260m to the NNW.

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 22 October 2015

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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