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Standing stone

Knockalegan West, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Knockalegan West, 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
Knockalegan West
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Standing Stone
Coordinates
53.75218, -8.37803
SMR number
RO027-018----

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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

On the crest of a NW-SE ridge. Limestone upright (dims 0.7m WNW-ESE; 0.33m NNE-SSW; original H1.45m) which is leaning over severly to the NE. (Siggins 1986a, 25)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

References

Siggins, A. 1986a Prehistoric standing stones. Journal of the County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society 1, 25.

Nearby in the register

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

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