Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Broadleas Commons, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Broadleas Commons
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Long Stone
- Latest-edition OS map
- Long Stone
- Coordinates
- 53.11932, -6.62011
- SMR number
- KD029-014001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a low glacial ridge. According to O’Conor, jointly compiling the OSL in 1839 (Herity 2002, 198 (279-80)), ‘It stood in a small earthen moat [KD029-014002-], but now lies on the ground, having been thrown down about 2 or 3 years ago.’ A long slender, rounded, granite pillar, lying prostrate (L 4.1m; Wth. 0.9m; T 0.65m). Two small crosses on the upper surface were probably incised sometime after the stone was thrown down. One quarter of the stone (L1.6m) is unsupported and overhangs (H 0.4m) the ground below.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 05 September 2013
This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 93/1940).
References
Herity, M. (ed.) 2002 Ordnance Survey Letters Kildare. Dublin. Four Masters Press.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.