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Standing stone

Mountminnett, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Mountminnett, 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
Mountminnett
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.55401, -8.43314
SMR number
LI023-295----

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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

In low-lying, wet ground, cut by land drains and watercourses and which has been planted with forestry. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a standing stone by Rose M. Cleary of the Archaeology Department, UCC. Remains consist of a low, upright pillar stone with a narrow rectangular-shaped elevation, in rough pasture, prior to planting of forestry. Monument is not visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-2013 or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018, where area of standing stone is enclosed within a forestry exclusion zone.

See attached Google Earth orthoimage 28/06/2018 and photograph provided by Rose M. Cleary.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 14 September 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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