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Standing stone

Towlerton, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Towlerton, County Limerick, 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
Towlerton
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.65526, -8.57771
SMR number
LI005-074----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On level ground, at the base of a NE-facing slope, leading down to the floodplain of the Groody River, which is c. 110m to NE. Fulacht fiadh (LI005-073----) located c. 160m to SE. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Discovered during monitoring of topsoil stripping associated with the construction of the Castletroy distributor road (Cummins 2004). Described in 2004 as an upright stone (H 1.1m; Wth 0.65m; T 0.2m) with its long axis N-S and having no visible traces of packing stones at the base (ibid, 11). Not clearly visible, although marked by a thorn tree evident on Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019.

See attached Google Earth orthoimage 19/11/2019.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 24 June 2020

References

Cummins, T. 2004 Archaeological Monitoring, Castletroy Distrubutor Road, Towlerton townland, Co. Limerick. Report 1: Phase 2 (Fields 1-3). Licence no. 04E0437. Sheila Lane and Associates, Cork.

Nearby in the register

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

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