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Standing stone

Coumaraglinmountain,Cutteen South, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Coumaraglinmountain, Cutteen South, 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
Coumaraglinmountain,Cutteen South
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Stone
Coordinates
52.20013, -7.59209
SMR number
WA014-011001-

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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

Located at Bearna na Madra gap in the Monavullagh Mountains with a shoulder of the mountain c. 170m higher c. 750m to the N, and a shoulder c. 100m higher c. 900m to the S. An upright stone with a rectangular cross-section (dims. 0.8m x 0.25-0.3m; H 2.3m) is oriented E-W with a flat ridge on top sloping down to the W. A possible ogham inscription has been noted either side of one edge of this stone. A possible cist (WA014-011005-) is 17m to the N and an enclosure (WA014-011004-) is c. 10m to the S. (Moore 1995, 199, H1)

Moore, M. (1995) A Bronze Age settlement and ritual centre in the Monavullagh Mountains, County Waterford. PPS 61, 191-243.
Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of revised upload: 13 April 2015

Nearby in the register

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

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