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Standing stone

Carrickavarahane, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Carrickavarahane, 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
Carrickavarahane
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.17996, -7.20314
SMR number
WA026-081----

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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)
  • 1869 · 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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated at the top of a SW-facing slope overlooking Ballyscanlan Lough to the SW, in pasture with rock outcrop in the vicinity. The Comeragh Mountains are visible to the W. This is a green-coloured stone (dims. 1.2m x 0.7m; H 1.1m) with a rectangular cross-section and oriented E-W.

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.

See attached:
WA026-081----_01 Viewed from N (photograph taken 30 March 2021)
WA026-081----_01 Viewed from NNW (photograph taken 30 March 2021)
WA026-081----_03 Standing stone to the right with Comeragh Mountains to W and Ballyscanlan Lough to the SW (Google Earth satellite imagery, imagery date September 2019)
WA026-081----_04 Standing stone to the left with Comeragh Mountains to W and rock outcrop to the NW (Google Earth satellite imagery, imagery date September 2019)

Compiled by: Michael Moore
Revised by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload/revision: 14 February 2022

Nearby in the register

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

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