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Standing stone - pair

Ludden More, County Limerick, Ireland

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Townland
Ludden More
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.58050, -8.53623
SMR number
LI023-296----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 improved pasture, at N edge of low hill with extensive views to W, N and E. Mound (LI023-004001-) lies 5m to N. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Described by Barry as ‘two liagan stones, one prostrate’ (Barry 1916-19, 11). Described in 2000 by John McInerney of Raheen, Co. Limerick as a pillar stone (L 10’/3.05m; T 2’/0.61m) which had recently been moved to a nearby field boundary. Photograph provided shows a long pillar type stone with a narrow rectangular-shaped elevation, lying prostrate at its present location. 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.

See attached Google Earth orthoimage 28/06/2018

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 14 September 2020

Barry, J. G. 1916-19 Dysert Laurence Parish. Journal of the North Munster Antiquaries Society 4, 6-15.

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

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