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Standing stone

Graigavalla, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Graigavalla, 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
Graigavalla
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.29872, -7.51841
SMR number
WA006-071----

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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 S bank of the Clodiagh River at the base of a steep N-facing slope, in pasture. Graigavalla Bridge is located 25m to the NW, it was built c. 1900. On the 1st (1941) ed. 6-inch OS map there is a ‘Ford & Footstick’ crossing the river, which had been replaced by a bridge by the 2nd (1925) ed. There are limited views from this standing stone as there is a steep rise in slope both on the N and S side of the river. The Comeragh Mountains are visible to the W, dominated by Knockanaffrin to the SW. Standing stone (H 1.83m; max. Wth 1.4m) of red conglomerate sandstone with quartz pebble inclusions. It is aligned E-W, with the broad N face (L 1.25m) facing the river. Roughly sub-rectangular in plan, though the S face (L 1.4m) is not straight and the stone narrows from the W (Wth 0.63m) towards the E (Wth 0.15m). The stone also tapers (Wth 0.38m) as it rises. The top of the stone has broken off. The area around the standing stone has been poached by cattle resulting in a slight hollow. There is a possible packing stone (dims. c. 0.4m x 0.2m) at the W end of the S side. There is some evidence of attempts in the past to break the stone, evident from 3 drilling holes, one horizontal (L 0.21m) and two vertical (diam. 0.1m; D 0.04-0.05m), on the S face, c. 40m above the base of the stone.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 8 November 2016

Nearby in the register

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

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