Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Ballyveloge, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyveloge
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.61453, -8.69854
- SMR number
- LI012-127----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
In undulating pasture on a slight NE facing slope 60m S of a stream that marks the townland boundary with Cloghkeating. Not depicted on either the 1840 0S 6-inch map or the 1897 25-inch OS map. Identified as Site C by Celie O’Rahilly, archaeologist, Limerick Corporation, when it was described as following; ‘Consists of a large megalithic-type boulder in the field boundary. Could simply be the result of field–clearance but equally could be a boulder burial. There is a second one further east also in the field boundary. Need closer examination from the north side.’ Site inspected in 2001 and described as an upright rectangular-shaped limestone boulder (H 1.7m, W 1.35m) in a drystone boundary wall. There are no support stones or decoration. Possible glacial erratic incorporated into field boundary. Not visible today on Google Earth orthoimage taken 2020.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date upload: 24 June 2020
References
O'Rahilly, C. 1994 Archaeological report on Field Walking Route of Gas Pipe Line. Unpublished report submitted to Limerick County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.