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Standing stone

Glennaskagh, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Glennaskagh, 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
Glennaskagh
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.45169, -7.51898
SMR number
TS071-056----

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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 a SE-facing slope, in pasture. Monument identified during ASI fieldwork. A standing stone of sandstone conglomerate with quartz pebbles (1.15m x 0.5m; H 1.0m) sub-rectangular in plan and orientated N-S. There is a depression around the base of the stone due to cattle erosion. A standing stone (TS071-017001-) and enclosure (TS071-017----) are located c. 260m to the ENE and another standing stone (TS071-055----) is c. 220m to the ENE.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of revised upload: 30 September 2014

Nearby in the register

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

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