Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Cartron Glebe, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartron Glebe
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.40971, -7.62626
- SMR number
- OF002-043----
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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
Rectangular conglomerate stone (H 1.2m; 0.65m x 0.4m) which tapers at the top from NE to SW. No evidence of packing stones at its base, the stone appears to be set deeply into the ground. Aligned NE-SW.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.