Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Killerr, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killerr
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Standing Stones
- Coordinates
- 53.69808, -8.38080
- SMR number
- RO034-015003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Marked only on the 1929 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated at the W end of a slight WNW-ESE ridge. A staggered line of three narrow rectangular limestone pillars are roughly aligned WNW-ESE (RO034-015----). The central stone (RO034-015002-) is 1m from the E stone (dims 0.3m x 0.25m; H 1.5m). (Siggins 1986a)
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
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.