Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone - pair
Ballynahinch, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynahinch
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.45930, -9.86108
- SMR number
- GA036-023----
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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
In forestry on the S bank of the Owenmore River and overlooking Ballynahinch Castle (GA036-002----) to the NW. This pair of standing stones was revealed during recent rhododendron clearing. Both boulders are c. 1m high and c. 0.7m apart. They are orientated ENW-WSW. The monument was brought to our attention by local archaeologist Mr Michael Gibbons.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock with information supplied by Mr Michael Gibbons
Date of upload: 9 July 2019
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.