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Standing stone

Carrowkilleen (tirawley By.), County Mayo, Ireland

The record

Townland
Carrowkilleen (tirawley By.)
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.08804, -9.40138
SMR number
MA038-003----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, located on the summit of a hill, which provides excellent views over the surrounding lowlying bogland, with Nephin Beg Mountain clearly visible to S.
This standing stone is not indicated on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps. It consists of a squat, irregular-shaped upright boulder (L. c. 1.2m NNW-SSE; Wth c. 0.7m; H 1m).

Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 17 July 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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