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Standing stone - pair

Corrower, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone - pair, Corrower, County Mayo, 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
Corrower
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.07114, -9.07595
SMR number
MA040-104----

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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)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In hilly pastureland, located on a rise overlooked by higher ground 40m to N. Nephin Mountain is visible on the far horizon to WSW.
Two upright boulders set 1.44m apart, on a N-S axis. The S stone (H 1.6m; Wth 1.6m; L 1.6m; T 0.35m at top, 0.75m at base) is the largest and has a triangular profile. The N stone (H 1.05m; L c. 0.9m; T 0.45m at top, 0.6m at base) also narrows towards the top in a roughly triangular shape, but has a more rounded profile, and leans slightly to the E.
There is an ogham stone (MA040-048----) and a mound (MA040-105----) 200m and 150m to NW, respectively. A rath (MA040-069----) is located 150m to SW.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 12 June 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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