Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Carrowcrom, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowcrom
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Standing Stone
- Latest-edition OS map
- Standing Stone
- Coordinates
- 54.09735, -9.05642
- SMR number
- MA040-091----
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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, located on a low rise on the N boundary of Carrowcrom townland. There is a small river 25m to N; the townland boundary coincides with the course of the river. The Ox Mountains define the skyline to E and Nephin Mountain is visible to SW.
Indicated as 'Standing Stone' on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps, this imposing stone is a National Monument (no. 293) in state ownership. It consists of a massive upright slab (H 2.7m; Wth 1.8m; T 0.25m at N end; 0.45m at S end), with two broad flat faces, and a thin, wedge-shaped cross-section; its long axis is aligned N-S. It is relatively straight-sided for most of its height, but is slightly narrower in width at the base (Wth 1.7m), and tapers slightly to a gently rounded, thin-edged top.
There is a possible standing stone (MA040-111----) 90m to W, and a stone row (MA040-092----) 120m to SW.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 18 June 2018
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Stone rowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.