Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Carrowcrom, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowcrom
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.09748, -9.05786
- SMR number
- MA040-111----
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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 a level pasture field, which is bordered along its N side, 45m N of the stone, by a small river; 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.
A squat, upright granitic boulder (H 1.3m; Wth c. 1.15m), roughly rounded or polygonal in circumference (cirf. 3.2m), with a gently domed top. There is a massive standing stone (MA040-091----) 90m to E and a stone row (MA040-092----) 80m to S.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 8 June 2020
Nearby in the register
- Stone rowunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.