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Standing stone

Tooloscan, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Tooloscan, 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
Tooloscan
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Dolmen
Coordinates
53.89525, -8.00577
SMR number
RO012-017----

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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

Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a 'Dolmen'. Situated on a NNE-facing slope, and built into a NNE-SSW drystone wall. A limestone upright (dims 1m x 0.7m; H 1.4m) oriented E-W with a limestone erratic (dims 2.1m x 1.3m; H 1.2m) 3-3.5m E of it. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 42)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

References

de Valera, R. and Ó Nualláin, S. 1972 Survey of the megalithic tombs of Ireland, vol. 3, Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. Dublin. Stationery Office.

Nearby in the register

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

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