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Standing stone

Knocklucas, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Knocklucas, County Waterford, 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
Knocklucas
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.34731, -7.69617
SMR number
WA001-048----

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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 the edge of a terrace of a N-facing slope of hills, on the W side of the mountain road known as ‘The Mayor’s Walk’, overlooking the Suir river valley. There is a sheer fall of 3-4m to the valley floor c. 1-2m to the N. There are very good to extensive views to the N, E and W with Slievenamon Mountain dominating to the NE. The view is impeded upslope to the S. A cairn (WA001-044----), though not visible from the standing stone, is located on the summit of the hill c. 1.6km to the SSW. Identified and reported by Aoibheann Lambe , 21 March 2018. A sandstone standing stone (basal dims. 0.8m x 0.47m; H 1.2m) with some quartz pebble inclusions, roughly rectangular in plan, aligned E-W and embedded in the ground. The top surface, which slopes upwards to the E, is quite smooth, possibly indicating the stone was originally taller and that at some stage the upper portion sheared off due to natural weathering. The broad faces narrow towards the top (top dims. 0.5m x 0.47m).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 16 April 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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