Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Cloonelt, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonelt
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.78449, -8.60300
- SMR number
- RO020-030----
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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
On a broad NW-SE ridge. A broken and prone stone (dims. 0.95m x 0.6m; L c. 2m) was excavated in 1984 revealing a pit (diam. c. 2m; D 0.9m) which had been dug to extract the stone, obliterating its original socket. A small clearance cairn (dims. 2.2m x 1.7m; H 0.3m) was also revealed. Four pieces of struck chert and 17 of flint were recovered, and the stone was re-erected. (Gosling 1987-8)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Gosling, P. 1987-8 Excavation of a possible standing stone at Cloonelt, near Ballinlough, Co. Roscommon. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 41, 21-9.
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.