Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Castleboy (skreen By., Tara Par.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castleboy (skreen By., Tara Par.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.58043, -6.61071
- SMR number
- ME031-033019-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Situated at the crest of the E-facing slope of Tara Hill and within the graveyard (ME031-033034-), with the church site (ME031-033071-) just to the S. A shale stone with a subrectangular cross-section (dims 0.47m x 0.32m) is roughly aligned ENE-WSW and has a rounded top (H 0.72m). The sheela-na-gig (ME0312-033018-) is on an upright stone 2.5m to the WNW. (Macalister 1931, 51)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of revision: 27 January 2015
References
Macalister, R.A.S. 1931 Tara. A pagan sanctuary of ancient Ireland. London. Scribner.
Nearby in the register
- Sheela-na-gigunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Stone sculpture (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.