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Anomalous stone group

Jamestown, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Anomalous stone group, Jamestown, 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
Jamestown
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.32432, -8.58045
SMR number
LI055-039----

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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)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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 a conifer plantation, on moderate N-facing slope of lower rise of Caher Hill. Possible burial mound (LI055-026----) lies 280m to the N. Not marked on OSi historic maps. According to local information there was a ‘ring of stone’ here marking an old burial place. Surveyed in 1999 and described as an oval-shaped depression (dims. 13m N-S; 6.2m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.8m) cut into slope on S side gradually fading as the sides lead N. Base is level but has sharp undulations of rock, overgrown with scutch grass. Four large stones were noted; (1) at N large rectangular-shaped slab (dims. 1.2m x 0.7m x 0.38m) lying flat at mouth of depression; (2) at S scarp of depression, a sub-rectangular shaped slab (dims. 1.25m x 0.7m x 0.3m) lying flat; (3) at SW corner a sub-rectangular shaped slab (dims. 0.8m x 0.65m x 0.25m) lying flat; (4) at W at base of scarp a sub-rectangular upright slab (dims. H 1m; Wth 1m; D 0.4m); (5) at SE on top of scarped edge a sub-rectangular shaped stone (dims. 1.25m x 0.65m x 0.45m) with curious shaped at N end of stone. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages.

See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by ASI and Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 17 November 2021

Nearby in the register

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

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