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Standing stone

Rockingham Demesne (Boyle By., Rockingham.ED), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Rockingham Demesne, County Roscommon, 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
Rockingham Demesne (Boyle By., Rockingham.ED)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.99992, -8.22514
SMR number
RO006-217----

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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)
  • 1811 · 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

Located in deciduous woodland on a slight NW-facing slope towards the NW edge of a small E-W peninsula at the SE edge of Lough Key. It is also just N of a path associated with Cloontykilla Castle, a nineteenth century house, c. 130m to the SE. This is an upright sandstone (dims of base 0.66m x 0.22-0.41m; H 1.81m) aligned ENE-WSW and has a rounded top. It was first reported and recorded by Sam Moore.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload; 2 November 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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