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Standing stone - pair

Maumnahaltora, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone - pair, Maumnahaltora, County Kerry, 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
Maumnahaltora
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.19573, -9.93101
SMR number
KE045-013006-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

A pair of upright sandstone slabs (long-axis c. ESE-WNW) leaning against each other are located c. 35m to NE of wedge tomb (RMP KE045-013001-). They are both long, low stones (dims. Stone A (downslope): L 1.5m; T 0.15m; H 0.7m; Stone B (upslope): L 1.2m; T 0.15m; H 0.65m) orientated long-axis c. E-W). A pile of small, loose stones are placed between the two upright slabs. A single upright stone (KE045-013007-) is located a further 11m to NE.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 11 January 2017

Nearby in the register

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

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