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Stone row

Lackanagoneeny, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Stone row, Lackanagoneeny, 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
Lackanagoneeny
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.63143, -8.23931
SMR number
LI016-002001-

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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 a small plateau on the W-facing slope of a hillock, in pasture, overlooking the valley of the Aughvaria River to N and the Gortnageragh River to S. A barrow (LI016-002002-) lies c. 25m to SE. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Described as three single upright stones set 1m apart and orientated on a N-S axis. The stones are boulder-like in shape and have milky quartz inclusions. The N stone (H 2m) is the tallest, the middle stone (H 1.5m) leans to W and the S stone (H 1.7m) is the second tallest. There are small boulders around the base of the stone row. A single standing stone (LI016-002003-) lies out of alignment, approx. 10m to SE. Its purpose is unclear but it may be an outlier that is associated with the alignment. According to local information, the row is known as ‘The Three Stones’ and may be aligned toward Mother Mountain ‘Mauherslieve’ and the Slieve Felim Mountains to N. Monument is visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 11/03/2014.

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Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 10 July 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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