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Standing stone

Loughgur, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Loughgur, 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
Loughgur
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.51045, -8.51792
SMR number
LI032-040001-

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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 pasture, on the SE side of Killalough Hill 280m NE of the Red Bog and 510m SE of Lough Gur. A ringfort (LI032-028----) lies 375m to ESE; a pair of standing stones (LI032-032/ 034----) are 235m ro NW and a cairn (LI032-040002-) is located 150m to NE.
The standing stone (LI032-040001-) is not depicted on the historic OSi maps. It is not visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12 but is visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013. The standing stone was inspected by the ASI in 2007 and described as a very weathered upright deeply fractured limestone (dims. H 1.2m; L 0.95m; T 0.3m) covered in white and yellow lichen. S-side tends downslope and stone is aligned with its long-axis c. ENE-WSW. The surrounding ground is heavily worn by cattle and the base is enclosed by clumps of grass. The location of the site is visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 16/03/2016; 28/06/2018 and 20/09/2020.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan

Date of upload: 23 November 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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