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Standing stone

Moohane, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Moohane, 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
Moohane
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.51955, -8.48785
SMR number
LI032-075----

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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

Situated on top of high ground (348 ft. OD) with commanding views of the surrounding countryside. Standing stone described in 1943 as following; ''This is a well shaped limestone pillar 5' [1.5m] high and 1' 9" [0.53m] by 1' [0.3m] at the base. It occupies the highest point of a hill which is intersected by many ancient fences' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 182-3). Present remains consist of a stone (H 1.3m; 0.32m x 0.69m) with rounded top which is rectangular in plan with long axis N-S. Stone setting around base of mound may be related to the trig. station at this location by the Ordnance Survey. Listed by Grogan (1989, 271) as 'Moohane 1'. Low linear earthworks of a relict field system are visible in field to N of standing stone.

Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of revised upload: 2 March 2022

References

Grogan, E. 1989 The Early Prehistory of the Lough Gur Region: Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement patterns in North Munster, south of the River Shannon, 3 Vols. Doctoral PhD Thesis submitted to the Dept. of Archaeology, University College Dublin.

O'Kelly, M.J. 1942-3 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 3, 75-97, 169-84, 222-46.

Nearby in the register

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

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