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Standing stone

Ballyhine, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Ballyhine, 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
Ballyhine
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.82692, -8.78615
SMR number
MA082-047----

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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)
  • 1857 · 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 pasture, located just below the crown of a hill. Ground falls away to S–SW giving good views. Overlooked by a higher ridge to NE.
A prostrate block of stone (L 0.9m; Wth 0.7m; T 0.5m) of pinkish conglomerate with quartz inclusions. The stone has a rectangular cross-section, and comes to a triangular peak at what would have been the top when upright. Adjacent to the NE end of the stone is a cavity or socket (0.7m x 0.4m; D 0.25m) which held the stone when it stood upright (pers. comm. Leo Morahan). The long axis of the stone when upright appears to have been NW–SE. According to local information, cattle used the stone as a scratching post and eventually knocked the stone over.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 22 December 2021

Nearby in the register

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

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