Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Moorstown (newcastle By.), County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moorstown (newcastle By.)
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.04686, -6.10575
- SMR number
- WI019-064----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a S facing slope, off the crest of an elevated ridge. There are panoramic views to the S, and Dunran Hill is visible to the NW. A large standing stone 2.4m high (on W side), 2.1m wide, and 46cm thick. The long axis is NW-SE. The stone is leaning quite heavily to the SW. There is a small area of exposed outcrop immediately to the S at the base of the stone.
Date of upload: 01 October 2012
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.