Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Coumaraglinmountain,cutteen South, County Waterford, Ireland
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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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
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.