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Standing stone

Butterhill, County Wicklow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Butterhill, County Wicklow, 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
Butterhill
County
Wicklow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.17204, -6.49947
SMR number
WI005-126----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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

Located at what was a N-facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Liffey before it was flooded and turned into the Pollaphuca reservoir. The standing stone is just on the NW side (by c. 1-2m) of a relict field bank extending off to the NE and visible now as the stumps of bushes. This field bank is marked on the Cassini OS map. The standing stone is on a point jutting out into the reservoir at the moment, and this would agree with the contours on the Cassini map suggesting it is a low spur. There is a wide view out from W-N-E and three passage tombs on top of mountains to the E are within view.
The shore is very steep here and even though the standing stone is only about 3m out from firm ground a black silt has accumulated between the stone and shore. The mud makes it impossible to get near the stone but the firm ground can be felt 45cm below its surface. The visible height above the mud is 85cm and it comes to a point. The stone is probably granite and at the mud surface it has a rectangular cross-section 35cm x 25cm with the long axis aligned 290 degrees (magnetic). It has a total height above the subsoil of 1.3m. The stone leans a little to the N and its point is over the N side.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Michael Moore

Date of upload: 4 October 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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