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Standing stone

Rathanny, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Rathanny, 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
Rathanny
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.46736, -8.46125
SMR number
LI040-022----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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 reclaimed pasture, 110m E of a watercourse that forms a townland boundary with Knockainey West. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Described by O’Kelly (1944, 32) as a ‘Standing stone’ consisting of; ‘A limestone pillar 5’ 5” high [1.6m] and 1’ 3” [0.39m] by 9” [0.22m] thick at the base. Its socket is packed with small boulders.’ Standing stone listed by Grogan (1989, 272). Stone visible on Digital Globe orthophotograph taken between 2011-13. Possible standing stone visible on Google earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages.

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 18 May 2021

References

O'Kelly, M.J. 1944 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 4, 16-53.

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.

Nearby in the register

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

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