Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Ballywire, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballywire
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.43651, -8.31168
- SMR number
- TS066-186----
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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
On a level area near the top of a SE-facing slope, in improved pasture. Identified during ASI fieldwork. An enclosure (TS066-170----) is located c. 32m to the NE. A standing stone (0.48m x 0.14m; H 1.65m), rectangular in plan and orientated NNW-SSE, possibly aligned with a peak in the Galtee Mountains to the SSE. The stone has a wedge-shaped point at its apex. Raised spots on the western elevation appear to be natural and notches at the SE angle appear man-made. There is a depression around the base of the stone due to cattle erosion.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 9 September 2014
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.