Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Brackloon (gallen By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Brackloon (gallen By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.90028, -8.96063
- SMR number
- MA072-132----
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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 the SW quadrant of a pasture field, in an area of undulating terrain, located at the base of the W slope of a small hillock. To N ground falls away gradually for c. 100m in a small, shallow valley. A stone slab (Wth 0.43m NW–SE; T 0.17m at base, 0.08m at top), roughly rectangular in shape, with slightly rounded edges, set upright in the ground. The currently stands to a height of 0.78m above the ground, but it is leaning markedly to SE, and if fully vertical it would measure 1m in height. The surface is lightly covered in moss and lichen. The antiquity of the stone is uncertain. There are no local traditions associated with it. A small hillock, with a possible enclosure (MA072-040----) on top, stood c. 25-30m to NW but has been entirely levelled.
Compiled by: Jane O’ Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 4 February 2016
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.