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Standing stone

Clonaspoe, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Clonaspoe, County Tipperary South, 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
Clonaspoe
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.55084, -8.01430
SMR number
TS052-050----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On high ground, in grassland. There are good views in all directions. A ringfort (TS052-051----) lies 100m to the SSE. Depicted as a standing stone on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map. A limestone standing stone (0.52m x 0.17m; H 1.84m), rectangular in plan and orientated ENE-WSW. The top of the stone slopes slightly upwards towards the ENE. There is a depression around the base of the stone due to cattle erosion. One of a group of three intervisible standing stones, with TS052-073---- 370m to the NE and TS052-072---- 520m to the N.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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