Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Newtown Or Skirk, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown Or Skirk
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Stone
- Coordinates
- 52.91335, -7.65988
- SMR number
- LA021-021004-
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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
A limestone slab (H c. 2.4m, Wth c. 1.1m, T c. 0.5m) situated within a henge-type enclosure (LA021-021001-).
Atop high ground with good views of undulating countryside. Church (LA021-010001-) and graveyard (LA021-010002-) in adjoining field to N. Nearby standing stone (LA021-023) in field to SE. Henge monument (LA021-021001-) that was converted into a motte and bailey (LA021-021002-) with standing stone in centre of henge. Situated within the bailey at Skirk. A limestone, rectangular shaped stone (H. c. 2.4m, W. c. 1.1m, T. c. 0.5m) with it slong axis orientated NE-SW. Traces of burials and urns (LA021-021007-) were found beside the standing stone in the bailey or henge (LA021-021001-) interior (JRSAI, Vol 34, 321).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Hengeunder 1 mi
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Urn burialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.