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Standing stone

Rathangan (Rathangan ED), County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Rathangan, County Kildare, 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
Rathangan (Rathangan ED)
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.22323, -6.97979
SMR number
KD017-049----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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

At the E end of a low, narrow pasture ridge overlooking the narrow flood-plain of the Slate River which flows SW c. 100m to the N, and overlooked by the embankment of the Grand Canal (Athy Branch) c. 30m to the S. A thin granite stone with a square base (dims. L 0.25m; Wth 0.25m) tapers gently to a semi-rounded top (H 1.4m). The N and S faces are worked smooth while the E and W faces are rough. Smoothing on the SW and SE angles is caused by scratching livestock, which have worn a shallow circular depression in the ground surface around the bass of the stone (diam. 2.5m; D 0.4m). The stone has been erected on a low, oval, grass-covered mound (diams. 20m E-W; 12m N-S; H 0.2-0.7m).

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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