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Standing stone

Longstone (Kilcornan Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Longstone (Kilcornan Par.), 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
Longstone (Kilcornan Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
52.50605, -8.29775
SMR number
TS058-023004-

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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 top of a bowl-barrow (TS058-023004-) at the centre of an enclosure (TS058-023002-) containing a multi-period complex consisting of two ditch-barrows (TS058-023005- and TS058-023007-), a ring-barrow (TS058-023006-) and a habitation site (TS058-023001-). The complex is located atop the level summit of a prominent hill with panoramic views in all directions. A standing stone (TS058-079----) is visible 800m to the NE; a large barrow 1.5km to the WSW and a mound-barrow (TS058-047----) 1.8km to the S. The stone is perfectly vertical and appears to have been recently re-set as the base is encased in concrete. The standing stone was broken in two during a storm c. 1960s and subsequently repaired by the OPW (Danaher 1973 - excavations.ie). The standing stone consists of a roughly rectangular upright pillar of very fine-grained sandstone (Wth NW-SE at base 0.5m; L at base NE-SW 0.85m; H 2.15m). The stone is roughly rectangular in section. The stone is solidly set in a modern concrete base (Wth NW-SE at base 0.8m; L at base NE-SW 1.2m) with a metal rail (H 0.7m). The surface of the stone is weathered.

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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