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Standing stone - pair

Scraggeen, County Tipperary North, Ireland

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Townland
Scraggeen
County
Tipperary North
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Long Stone
Coordinates
52.68334, -8.37583
SMR number
TN037-036----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Situated on a low hillock in an upland area with the Clare River nearby to SE. Two stones, aligned NNE-SSW, standing 0.73m apart. The NE stone measures 0.9m H; 0.38m x 0.97m. The SW stone measures 0.9m; 0.44m x 0.9m and is partly collapsed, tilting towards the NE stone. Packing-stones are visible at the base of both stones.

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

Nearby in the register

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

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