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Standing stone

Palmerstown Demesne, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Palmerstown Demesne, 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
Palmerstown Demesne
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.25636, -6.62302
SMR number
KD019-065----

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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

On a short and very gentle E-facing slope near the E edge of a golf course and just W of an artificially created lake/water feature. Of limestone, a low (H 1.46m), narrow, lichen-covered stone, almost square at its base (dims. L 0.31m; Wth 0.29m), is fractured to half its width near the top while a chamfer on its S face (0.16m above ground level) reduces the width of the stone above (Wth 0.22m). The stone inclines slightly towards the N and the immediately surrounding ground has only patchy grass cover. Was apparently in situ before the golf course development, but is not recorded on the OS 6-inch maps. Similar to another possible standing stone (KD019-059----) c. 2km to the S.

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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