Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Turoe, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Turoe
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.25316, -8.57519
- SMR number
- GA097-150002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In a small coniferous tree plantation, c. 60m NNW of the 'Rath of Feewore' (GA097-150001-). This well-preserved upright granite boulder, aligned N-S, is quadrangular in plan and narrows towards the top (H 0.67m; Wth 0.89m on E elevation). A granite boulder, which does not appear to be set, lies c. 10m to the SE (Cody 1989, 165-6). Raftery (1944, 24-5, 31, Fig. 1) also records two other possible standing stones (GA097-150005-) close to the rath.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 3 August 2018
References
Raftery, J. 1944 A long stone cist in Co. Wicklow. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 74, 166-9.
Cody, E. 1989 An archaeological survey of the barony of Athenry, Co. Galway. Unpublished MA thesis, University College Galway.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.