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
- 53.25261, -8.57477
- SMR number
- GA097-150005-
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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 pastureland. Raftery (1944, 24, 31, Fig. 1) recorded 'two large lumps of granite, measuring respectively 85 by 90 cm. and 135 by 120 cm.' close to the NW of the 'Rath of Feewore' (GA097-150001-) and in the vicinity of the original location of the Turoe stone (GA097-150006-). No visible surface trace of them was noted on inspection in September 1984. A standing stone (GA097-150002-) lies in a small coniferous plantation c. 60m to the N of the rath.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 3 August 2018
References
Raftery, J. 1944d The Turoe stone and the rath of Feerwore. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 74, 23-52.
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.