Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Ballygowan (reade), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballygowan (reade)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.44884, -7.33264
- SMR number
- KK031-113----
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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 W-facing slope, in pasture. There are very good views to from SSW-W of Slievenamon Mountain and panoramic views from NW-NNE. The view from NE-SSW is impeded by surrounding hills slopes. A ritual pond (KK031-111----) is located c. 320m to the WSW and another standing stone (KK031-112----) is located c. 470m to the W. There is a ring-barrow (KK035-007----) c. 880m to the SE.
A roughly rectangular standing stone (0.55m x 0.18m; H 1.25m) orientated N-S. According to the landowner the stone was knocked over by a bull c. 10 years ago (c. 2014) and re-erected by the landowner in the exact position it had been previously. Only c. 0.1m of the stone had been embedded in the ground before it was knocked over. There is a hollow depression around the base of the standing stone where it has been trampled by cattle, using the stone as a scratching post.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - pondunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.