Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Castletown (connello Upper By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castletown (connello Upper By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.42436, -8.80359
- SMR number
- LI038-162----
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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 pasture, on a break in a SSE-facing hill slope. A sandstone upright (H 1.5m; Wth 0.55m; T 0.12m), leaning 15 degrees to the S, with its long axis aligned E-W. An inscription on its S face reads "P.S./T.M./J. McCarthy/Cast"; the latter is probably an abbreviation of the townlands name. The inscription suggests that the stone was erected or re-erected at a recent date.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Stone rowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.